Kirby is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Kirby typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kirby, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kirby compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kirby leans more Republican than 47 of 66 neighbors.
Kirby runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Kirby 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 Kirby, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Kirby, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Kirby sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 79% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Kirby are family households, above 84% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Kirby, WV does.
Why turnout in Kirby looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Kirby own their home, about 14 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rio, WV R+64
- Delray, WV R+69
- Inkerman, WV R+64
- Augusta, WV R+66
- Wardensville, WV R+60
- Millbrook, WV R+63
- Needmore, WV R+64
- Shanks, WV R+65
- Baker, WV R+65
- Yellow Spring, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Medina, MI R+52
- Lewis Store, TN R+69
- Mount Carmel, OH R+52
- Range, AL R+74
- Saratoga, AR R+8
- Machen, GA R+40
- Holbrook, PA R+60
- Mountain Park, OK R+61
- Harvel, IL R+54
- Vienna, TX R+78
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.