Lively is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Lively typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lively, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lively compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lively leans more Republican than 122 of 175 neighbors.
Lively runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Lively 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 Lively, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Lively hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lively, WV sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Lively looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Lively own their home, about 13 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Mount Hope, WV R+35
- Artie, WV R+73
- Bradley, WV R+59
- Scarbro, WV R+51
- Kincaid, WV R+58
- Hilltop, WV R+38
- Glen Jean, WV R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kimberly, WV R+29
- Winsteadville, NC R+57
- Sundown, MO R+64
- Routon, TN R+69
- Shamballah-Ashrama, CO R+18
- Choice, TX R+82
- Pettibone, TX R+35
- Keechi, TX R+45
- White Cloud, IN R+48
- Elk City, ID R+56
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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.