Littleton is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Littleton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Littleton, ~8% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Littleton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Littleton leans more Republican than 109 of 138 neighbors.
Littleton runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Littleton 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 Littleton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Littleton hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Littleton, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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 Littleton looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 80% of adults in Littleton have completed high school, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Knob Fork, WV R+67
- Endicott, WV R+66
- Denver Heights, WV R+65
- Hundred, WV R+65
- Burton, WV R+67
- Kingstown, WV R+70
- Four Mile, WV R+69
- Round Bottom, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sekiu, WA R+2
- Stanford, AR R+68
- Camak, GA Even
- Houcktown, OH R+61
- Red Lick, MS D+68
- Centre Island, NY R+16
- Pataha, WA R+63
- Shidler, OK R+71
- Mode, IL R+68
- Custer City, PA R+40
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.