Lynco is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Lynco typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lynco, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lynco compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lynco leans more Republican than 120 of 175 neighbors.
Lynco runs about 31 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lynco. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Lynco 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 Lynco, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lynco, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 90% of residents in Lynco drive to work alone, above 94% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lynco, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lynco looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Lynco sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Lynco report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Lynco have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oceana, WV R+69
- Clear Fork, WV R+74
- Coal Mountain, WV R+81
- Matheny, WV R+70
- Sun Hill, WV R+80
- Jesse, WV R+69
- Cyclone, WV R+81
- Brenton, WV R+72
- Hatcher, WV R+80
- Simon, WV R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rockbridge Baths, VA R+45
- Busick, NC R+47
- Peytona, WV R+67
- Zearing, IA R+35
- Wilsall, MT R+40
- Mount Holly, VA R+6
- Hatley, MS R+80
- Walnut Creek, OH R+78
- Buie, NC R+34
- Fisher, MN R+54
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.