Ivy is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Ivy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ivy, ~11% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ivy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ivy leans more Republican than 109 of 137 neighbors.
Ivy runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Ivy 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 Ivy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Ivy, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Ivy drive to work alone, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ivy, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ivy looks the way it does
Turnout in Ivy sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sago, WV R+67
- Tenmile, WV R+70
- Tallmansville, WV R+69
- Sand Run, WV R+66
- Buckhannon, WV R+47
- Adrian, WV R+69
- Hinkleville, WV R+63
- Queens, WV R+71
- Heavener Grove, WV R+64
- Ellamore, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fayette, MI R+26
- South Lynchburg, SC D+49
- Upper Mongaup, NY R+11
- Bairdstown, OH R+49
- Moscow, KY R+65
- Heavener Grove, WV R+64
- Kapowsin, WA R+33
- Quaker Hill, NY R+3
- Sunbeam, CO R+70
- Twin Branch, WV R+70
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.