Jumping Branch is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Jumping Branch typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jumping Branch, ~12% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jumping Branch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jumping Branch leans more Republican than 65 of 153 neighbors.
Jumping Branch runs about 18 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Jumping Branch 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 Jumping Branch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Jumping Branch, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Jumping Branch, 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 Jumping Branch looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Jumping Branch sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nimitz, WV R+61
- Ballengee, WV R+58
- Streeter, WV R+60
- Bellepoint, WV R+60
- Barksdale, WV R+55
- White Oak, WV R+65
- Shady Spring, WV R+59
- Ghent, WV R+66
- Cool Ridge, WV R+66
- Hinton, WV R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sloansville, NY R+37
- New Zion, SC R+47
- Sabula, IA R+44
- Rennerdale, PA R+12
- Hilltop, CO R+45
- Daisytown, PA R+35
- Ellsworth, IA R+44
- Crawfordsville, AR R+19
- Deadwood, TX R+74
- Randolph, OH R+41
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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.