Justice is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Justice typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Justice, ~7% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Justice compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Justice leans more Republican than 133 of 166 neighbors.
Justice runs about 34 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Justice 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 Justice, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Justice live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Justice sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Justice, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Justice looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 75% of adults in Justice have completed high school, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Justice sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Justice report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Spring, WV R+81
- Verner, WV R+76
- Gilbert Creek, WV R+76
- Hanover, WV R+80
- Simon, WV R+81
- Gilbert, WV R+76
- Ikes Fork, WV R+81
- Sharon Heights, WV R+76
- Isaban, WV R+80
- Bruno, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Riverside, MT R+44
- Loco, OK R+74
- Kongiganak, AK D+18
- Breckinridge, KY R+59
- Morrow, LA R+61
- Brazos Bend, TX R+60
- Gibbsville, WI R+43
- Lampeter, PA R+25
- Millerstown, KY R+67
- La Grange, WY R+79
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.