Kanetown is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Kanetown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kanetown, ~11% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kanetown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kanetown leans more Republican than 108 of 136 neighbors.
Kanetown runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Kanetown 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 Kanetown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Kanetown hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Kanetown, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Kanetown looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 79% of adults in Kanetown 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
- Tunnelton, WV R+65
- West End, WV R+67
- Rowlesburg, WV R+64
- Newburg, WV R+66
- Macomber, WV R+64
- Etam, WV R+62
- Manheim, WV R+67
- Sinclair, WV R+62
- Marquess, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alexander, IL R+54
- Wakefield, LA R+83
- Manley Hot Springs, AK R+19
- East Etowah, TN R+65
- Johnsville, AR R+62
- South Lebanon, NY R+34
- Lascar, CO R+21
- Lapile, AR Even
- Oak Park, NC R+56
- Naples Park, FL R+20
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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.