Lawn is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Lawn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lawn, ~14% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lawn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lawn leans more Republican than 52 of 133 neighbors.
Lawn runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Lawn 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 Lawn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Lawn drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Lawn fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lawn, 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 Lawn looks the way it does
Turnout in Lawn 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
- Dawson, WV R+61
- Lockbridge, WV R+56
- Claypool, WV R+58
- Vale, WV R+67
- Blue Sulphur Springs, WV R+61
- Spring Dale, WV R+57
- Meadow Bridge, WV R+57
- Sandstone, WV R+54
- Smoot, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zetto, GA D+9
- Douglass, SC D+38
- Yankeetown, TN R+72
- Johannesburg, CA R+36
- Yantisville, IL R+65
- Ophelia, VA R+36
- Arnold City, PA R+25
- Osborns Store, VA R+68
- Birds Landing, CA R+33
- Miner, MT Even
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.