Marmet leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Marmet typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marmet, ~12% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marmet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marmet leans more Republican than 30 of 151 neighbors.
Politically, Marmet sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Marmet. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Marmet 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 Marmet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Marmet votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, well above the West Virginia average of 12%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Marmet, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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 Marmet looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Marmet report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Marmet rent, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lower Belle, WV R+54
- Belle, WV R+40
- Chesapeake, WV R+23
- Hernshaw, WV R+59
- Winifrede, WV R+56
- Cabin Creek, WV R+32
- Coalburg, WV R+56
- Loudendale, WV R+53
- East Bank, WV R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roca, NE R+42
- Trout, LA R+83
- Quincy, IN R+63
- Hauser, ID R+61
- Sweet Water, AL R+9
- Fort Benton, MT R+44
- Colville, KY R+58
- Mound City, KS R+62
- Byron, CA R+27
- Eddy, TX R+64
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.