Keyser is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Keyser typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Keyser, ~17% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Keyser compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Keyser leans more Republican than 16 of 97 neighbors.
Keyser runs about 9 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Keyser. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Keyser 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 Keyser, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Keyser votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, well above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Keyser, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Keyser looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Keyser is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 59%, below 62% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Limestone, WV R+69
- Dawson, MD R+59
- Piedmont, WV R+61
- Westernport, MD R+55
- Rawlings, MD R+60
- Luke, MD R+51
- New Creek, WV R+65
- Bloomington, MD R+65
- Burlington, WV R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Knoxville, IA R+36
- Belfair, WA R+16
- Somers Point, NJ R+5
- Hillsdale, NJ R+4
- Brookdale, NJ D+27
- Flat Rock, NC R+22
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MD R+8
- Havana, FL Even
- Bassett, VA R+49
- Emporia, VA D+32
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.