Jesse is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Jesse typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jesse, ~9% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jesse compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jesse leans more Republican than 75 of 174 neighbors.
Jesse runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Jesse 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 Jesse, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Jesse drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Jesse fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Jesse are family households, above 90% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Jesse, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Jesse looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 79% of adults in Jesse have completed high school, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Matheny, WV R+70
- Glen Fork, WV R+72
- Rock View, WV R+68
- Oceana, WV R+69
- Windom, WV R+67
- Ravencliff, WV R+76
- Lynco, WV R+73
- Kopperston, WV R+80
- Saulsville, WV R+76
- Wyoming, WV R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Rockport Colony, MT R+60
- Lancaster, TN R+62
- New Minden, IL R+65
- Hughart, WV R+59
- Pardoe, PA R+48
- Shady Grove, TN R+73
- Leivasy, WV R+65
- Odessa, MN R+42
- Stamford, VT R+8
- Palmetto, MD D+29
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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.