Knob Fork is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Knob Fork typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Knob Fork, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Knob Fork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Knob Fork leans more Republican than 111 of 136 neighbors.
Knob Fork runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Knob Fork 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 Knob Fork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Knob Fork live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Knob Fork sits in the bottom quarter (about 3%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Knob Fork, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Knob Fork looks the way it does
Turnout in Knob Fork sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Littleton, WV R+66
- Endicott, WV R+66
- Kingstown, WV R+70
- Four Mile, WV R+69
- Burton, WV R+67
- Denver Heights, WV R+65
- Hundred, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver City, SD R+42
- Graceham, MD R+33
- Date City, CA R+33
- Metz, CA R+3
- Delwood, IL R+62
- Mc Neill, MS R+70
- Deckertown, NY R+7
- Mount Pleasant, NJ R+44
- Naola, VA R+48
- Copper Harbor, MI D+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.