MaCarthur is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 61% of adults in MaCarthur typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in MaCarthur, ~15% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How MaCarthur compares
Among cities within 25 miles, MaCarthur leans more Republican than 24 of 151 neighbors.
MaCarthur runs about 9 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why MaCarthur 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 MaCarthur, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In MaCarthur, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 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 89% of residents in MaCarthur drive to work alone, above 91% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; MaCarthur, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in MaCarthur looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 25% of adults in MaCarthur report food insecurity, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and MaCarthur sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Crab Orchard, WV R+63
- Fitzpatrick, WV R+32
- Beckley, WV R+19
- Raleigh, WV D+7
- Sprague, WV R+22
- Eccles, WV R+58
- Skelton, WV R+32
- Glen White, WV R+62
- Sophia, WV R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wanamingo, MN R+31
- Hargill, TX R+14
- Crystal Springs, FL R+55
- Washburn, TN R+73
- Lannon, WI R+21
- Grand Lake, CO Even
- Campania, GA R+27
- La Fargeville, NY R+46
- Genola, UT R+80
- Booneville, KY R+70
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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.