Lucerne is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Lucerne typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lucerne, ~13% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lucerne compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lucerne leans more Republican than 43 of 112 neighbors.
Lucerne runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lucerne. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Lucerne 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 Lucerne, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Lucerne live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lucerne, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lucerne looks the way it does
Turnout in Lucerne sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coxs Mills, WV R+60
- Newberne, WV R+67
- Tanner, WV R+65
- Kanawha Drive, WV R+63
- Glenville, WV R+49
- Burnt House, WV R+68
- Troy, WV R+66
- Auburn, WV R+67
- Lockney, WV R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nicodemus, KS R+74
- North Colfax Union, NM R+70
- Wellsford, KS R+72
- Homestead, OR R+41
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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.