Lillydale is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Lillydale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lillydale, ~16% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lillydale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lillydale leans more Republican than 35 of 101 neighbors.
Lillydale runs about 16 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Lillydale 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 Lillydale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Lillydale drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Lillydale sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Lillydale, WV does.
Why turnout in Lillydale looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Lillydale own their home, about 10 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greenville, WV R+57
- Zenith, WV R+65
- Sarton, WV R+56
- Rock Camp, WV R+61
- Ballard, WV R+66
- Marie, WV R+69
- Salt Sulphur Springs, WV R+58
- Lindside, WV R+67
- Glace, WV R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cromberg, CA R+14
- Vivian, SD R+66
- Prairie Rose, ND R+15
- Rego, IN R+64
- Chesbrough, LA R+35
- Detrick, VA R+41
- Lockertsville, TN R+61
- Sand Springs, TX R+82
- Caulksville, AR R+54
- Parris Island, SC D+66
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.