Maple View leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Maple View typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maple View, ~18% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maple View compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maple View leans more Republican than 13 of 120 neighbors.
Politically, Maple View sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Maple View. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Maple View 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 Maple View, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Maple View votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, well above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Maple View, WV does.
Why turnout in Maple View looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 38% of households in Maple View rent, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Maple View report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Maple View have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bluestone, WV R+70
- Bluefield, WV R+33
- Clear Fork, VA R+65
- New Hope, WV R+58
- Green Valley, WV R+56
- Brush Fork, WV R+70
- Rocky Gap, VA R+69
- Sandlick, WV R+70
- Hicksville, VA R+65
- Montcalm, WV R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adams, OK R+82
- Dunlapsville, IN R+60
- Jacksonville, PA R+56
- St. Olaf, IA R+40
- Montello, NV R+23
- Eastville, PA R+68
- Rush Hill, MO R+68
- Kitts Hummock, DE R+35
- Harbert, MI D+12
- Rowe, VA 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.