Kincaid is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Kincaid typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kincaid, ~13% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kincaid compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kincaid leans more Republican than 84 of 166 neighbors.
Kincaid runs about 17 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kincaid. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Kincaid 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 Kincaid, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Kincaid hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Kincaid, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Kincaid looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Kincaid own their home, about 16 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mossy, WV R+66
- Beards Fork, WV R+25
- Page, WV R+53
- Dempsey, WV R+49
- Robson, WV R+27
- Oak Hill, WV R+38
- Scarbro, WV R+51
- Lively, WV R+66
- Powellton, WV R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adamsville, TX R+72
- Northrup, TX R+63
- Phelps, MO R+72
- Copeland, GA R+56
- Fawil, TX R+66
- Batavia Center, MI R+44
- Amador City, CA R+29
- Wales, UT R+75
- Sylvan, PA R+67
- Gresham, MI R+42
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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.