Lanark is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Lanark typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lanark, ~12% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lanark compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lanark leans more Republican than 67 of 156 neighbors.
Lanark runs about 17 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Lanark 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 Lanark, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Lanark drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Lanark are family households, above 88% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lanark, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Lanark looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Lanark report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stanaford, WV R+40
- Piney View, WV R+59
- Skelton, WV R+32
- Prosperity, WV R+46
- Sprague, WV R+22
- Ameagle, WV R+52
- Beckley, WV R+19
- Bradley, WV R+59
- Raleigh, WV D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Green Grass, SD D+14
- Yellowbud, OH R+55
- North Morenci, MI R+53
- Mcgrew, NE R+74
- Kaktovik, AK D+14
- Pineola, NC R+39
- Teasleys Mill, AL R+12
- Defries, KY R+69
- Nellie, OH R+60
- Mount Tabor, AR R+50
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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.