Maysel is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Maysel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maysel, ~11% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maysel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maysel leans more Republican than 74 of 116 neighbors.
Maysel runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Maysel 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 Maysel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Maysel, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Maysel, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Maysel looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Maysel rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Maysel have more than one occupant per room, above 84% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Maysel sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ivydale, WV R+57
- Valley Fork, WV R+61
- Procious, WV R+62
- Clay, WV R+63
- Spread, WV R+63
- Wallback, WV R+61
- Upper Leatherwood, WV R+66
- Pigeon, WV R+61
- Corton, WV R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Toutle, WA R+40
- Stafford Springs, MS D+48
- Whiting, VT D+8
- Brindle Town, NC R+61
- McFarland, KS R+55
- Ina, MI R+52
- Leonard, MN R+57
- Two Rivers, MI R+26
- Summerfield, TX R+52
- Carolina, MS 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.