Lightburn is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Lightburn typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lightburn, ~11% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lightburn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lightburn leans more Republican than 91 of 169 neighbors.
Lightburn runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Lightburn 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 Lightburn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Lightburn drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Lightburn are family households, above 75% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lightburn, WV sits below the national average 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 Lightburn looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lightburn is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 58%, below 63% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jane Lew, WV R+60
- McWhorter, WV R+60
- Lost Creek, WV R+61
- Kincheloe, WV R+63
- South Park, WV R+59
- West Milford, WV R+60
- Rider, WV R+55
- Freemansburg, WV R+62
- Rockford, WV R+59
- Pricetown, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Becker, MS R+81
- Summit, MT R+18
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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.