Mathias is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Mathias typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mathias, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mathias compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mathias leans more Republican than 51 of 65 neighbors.
Mathias runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Mathias 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 Mathias, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Mathias sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mathias, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Mathias looks the way it does
Turnout in Mathias sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Tannery, WV R+60
- Criders, VA R+68
- Masonville, WV R+78
- Mount Jackson, VA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zanesville, IN R+54
- Amana, IA R+34
- Greene, IA R+40
- Fannett, TX R+55
- Princeton, IA R+31
- Ness City, KS R+74
- Clarksville, PA R+41
- Sarona, WI R+26
- Urbandale, MI R+28
- Cross River, NY D+11
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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.