Mc Graws is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Mc Graws typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mc Graws, ~7% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mc Graws compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mc Graws leans more Republican than 158 of 168 neighbors.
Mc Graws runs about 36 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Mc Graws 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 Mc Graws, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Mc Graws live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mc Graws fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Mc Graws are family households, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mc Graws, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mc Graws looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Mc Graws own their home, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ravencliff, WV R+76
- Saulsville, WV R+76
- Glen Rogers, WV R+77
- Glen Fork, WV R+72
- Maben, WV R+68
- Rock View, WV R+68
- Jesse, WV R+69
- Slab Fork, WV R+75
- Pineville, WV R+69
- Lillyhaven, WV R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lafox, IL R+6
- Kellytown, SC R+52
- Poplar Hill, VA R+62
- North Henderson, IL R+31
- Oak Bowery, MS R+85
- Degnan, OK R+68
- Ohkay Owingeh, NM D+33
- King And Queen Court House, VA R+34
- Liberty Center, IA R+45
- County Line, AL R+81
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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.