Letart is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Letart typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Letart, ~11% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Letart compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Letart leans more Republican than 51 of 106 neighbors.
Letart runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Letart 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 Letart, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Letart drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Letart are family households, above 81% of cities.
Adult arthritis and voter turnout
Places with a high adult-arthritis rate tend to turn out at a lower rate; Letart, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Arthritis does not drive turnout; it reflects the age and health profile of an area.
Why turnout in Letart looks the way it does
Turnout in Letart 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
- Upper Flats, WV R+62
- Longdale, WV R+62
- Rayburn, WV R+61
- New Haven, WV R+61
- Racine, OH R+64
- West Columbia, WV R+62
- Syracuse, OH R+57
- Hartford, WV R+63
- Mount Alto, WV R+62
- Hartford City, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Niederwald, TX Even
- Madison, NY R+27
- Susquehanna Depot, PA R+32
- Creswell, NC R+24
- Beaver, OK R+68
- Kernville, CA R+17
- Bellefonte, AR R+67
- Blum, TX R+75
- Schenevus, NY R+27
- Veguita, NM R+18
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.