Leachtown is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Leachtown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leachtown, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leachtown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leachtown leans more Republican than 54 of 116 neighbors.
Leachtown runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Leachtown 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 Leachtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Leachtown, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Leachtown, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Leachtown looks the way it does
Turnout in Leachtown sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elizabeth, WV R+64
- Newark, WV R+65
- Palestine, WV R+68
- Freeport, WV R+68
- Morristown, WV R+62
- Slate, WV R+61
- Two Run, WV R+69
- Creston, WV R+66
- Hanna, WV R+62
- Petroleum, WV R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Duck Creek Village, UT R+52
- Castana, IA R+49
- Trent Mill, VA R+18
- Chandler Heights, AZ R+20
- Merwin, MO R+68
- Guilford, IL R+29
- Engle Mill, MD R+52
- Mill River, MA D+28
- Lamasco, TX R+78
- Punta de Agua, NM R+33
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.