Indore is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Indore typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Indore, ~9% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Indore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Indore leans more Republican than 131 of 141 neighbors.
Indore runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Indore leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Indore. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Indore, 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 Indore looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 24% of adults in Indore report food insecurity, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Indore sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bickmore, WV R+68
- Fola, WV R+69
- Lizemores, WV R+66
- Rosedale, WV R+56
- Vaughan, WV R+72
- Glen, WV R+67
- Upper Leatherwood, WV R+66
- Dixie, WV R+64
- Pond Gap, WV R+54
- Swiss, WV R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acme, MI Even
- Latham, IL R+56
- Lowmansville, KY R+71
- Ellard, MS R+75
- Reedyville, WV R+55
- Faith, SD R+76
- Fort Barnwell, NC R+24
- Heberlig, PA R+61
- Indian Village, IN R+42
- Smileyville, KS R+58
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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.