Hollywood is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Hollywood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hollywood, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hollywood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hollywood leans more Republican than 72 of 84 neighbors.
Hollywood runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Hollywood leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Hollywood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Hollywood hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Hollywood sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hollywood, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Hollywood looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Hollywood own their home, about 11 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Aladdin, WY R+80
- Sharp Place, TN R+67
- Merit, MS R+8
- Pinyon Pines, CA R+2
- Bear Branch, KY R+79
- West Halifax, VT D+31
- Morey Park, NY R+20
- Belgrade, NE R+69
- Farwell, NE R+69
- St. Helens, KY R+66
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.