Jordan leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Jordan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jordan, ~20% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jordan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jordan leans more Republican than 47 of 183 neighbors.
Jordan runs about 7 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Jordan 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 Jordan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Jordan are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Jordan, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Jordan looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Jordan have completed high school, about 11 points above the West Virginia average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Catawba, WV R+53
- Rivesville, WV R+51
- Montana Mines, WV R+45
- Lowsville, WV R+24
- Baxter, WV R+50
- Opekiska, WV R+12
- Mount Harmony, WV R+46
- Hagans, WV R+50
- Grant Town, WV R+54
- Barrackville, WV R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Monticello, AL R+59
- Hope, AK R+37
- Delta, KY R+72
- Campbell, AL R+68
- Camelot, TN R+71
- Egan, IL R+41
- Sharpsburg, IL R+53
- Milburn, NE R+74
- Tonsina, AK R+31
- Luna, MO R+68
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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.