Lost Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Lost Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lost Creek, ~14% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lost Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lost Creek leans more Republican than 77 of 174 neighbors.
Lost Creek runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Lost Creek drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lost Creek, WV sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lost Creek looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Lost Creek 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
- West Milford, WV R+60
- McWhorter, WV R+60
- Rider, WV R+55
- Lightburn, WV R+62
- Jane Lew, WV R+60
- Rockford, WV R+59
- South Park, WV R+59
- Kincheloe, WV R+63
- Custer Addition, WV R+46
- Mount Clare, WV R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lynchs Corner, NC R+27
- Dulac, LA R+41
- Sherrard, IL R+29
- Head of the Harbor, NY R+16
- Rollingwood, TX D+26
- South Orrington, ME R+9
- Sheffield, PA R+49
- Poulan, GA R+58
- Centerville, PA R+60
- Asotin, WA R+46
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.