Logan County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Logan County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Logan County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Logan County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Logan County leans more Republican than 11 of 17 neighbors.
Logan County runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Logan County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Logan County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Logan County, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Logan County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 9%, below 84% of counties).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Logan County, 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 Logan County looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 84% of adults in Logan County have completed high school, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Mingo County, WV R+71
- Boone County, WV R+62
- Lincoln County, WV R+65
- Wyoming County, WV R+73
- Martin County, KY R+74
- McDowell County, WV R+56
- Pike County, KY R+63
- Kanawha County, WV R+19
- Wayne County, WV R+55
- Buchanan County, VA R+67
Counties with Similar Populations
- Dorchester County, MD R+9
- Hale County, TX R+44
- Jackson County, OH R+58
- Lassen County, CA R+37
- Evangeline Parish, LA R+39
- Chester County, SC R+16
- Rhea County, TN R+63
- Juneau City and Borough, AK D+22
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA R+60
- Weakley County, TN R+53
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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.