Little Birch is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Little Birch typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Birch, ~13% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Little Birch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Little Birch leans more Republican than 22 of 106 neighbors.
Little Birch runs about 17 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Little Birch 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 Little Birch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Little Birch hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Little Birch sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 83% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Little Birch are family households, above 97% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Little Birch, 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 Little Birch looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 83% of adults in Little Birch have completed high school, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Birch River, WV R+59
- Erbacon, WV R+69
- Herold, WV R+58
- Middle Run, WV R+58
- Morris, WV R+59
- Sutton, WV R+54
- Centralia, WV R+67
- Strange Creek, WV R+59
- Dille, WV R+60
- Gassaway, WV R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Iva, MI R+40
- Orbisonia, PA R+66
- Mount Zion, VA R+41
- Mount Nebo, WV R+62
- Homer, NE R+53
- Cowden, IL R+64
- Hoosick, NY R+29
- Spring Grove, VA R+8
- Row, OK R+60
- Johnson Corner, GA R+72
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.