Layland is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Layland typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Layland, ~10% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Layland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Layland leans more Republican than 65 of 151 neighbors.
Layland runs about 16 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Layland 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 Layland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Layland, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Layland sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Layland, 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 Layland looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in Layland have completed high school, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Layland report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Fenton, LA R+67
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- Fort Jefferson, OH R+63
- Alma, NY R+48
- Golden Ridge, MT R+60
- Parker School, MT D+72
- Hartfield, NY R+38
- Pocataligo, SC D+14
- Parthenon, AR R+56
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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.