McGee is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 69% of adults in McGee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McGee, ~16% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McGee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McGee leans more Republican than 60 of 190 neighbors.
McGee runs about 12 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why McGee 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 McGee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in McGee drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; McGee, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 McGee looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in McGee have completed high school, about 13 points above the West Virginia average of 86%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in McGee own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Meadland, WV R+56
- Pruntytown, WV R+59
- Tappan, WV R+52
- Fetterman, WV R+53
- Boothsville, WV R+52
- Maple Lake, WV R+55
- Powell, WV R+53
- Flemington, WV R+59
- Simpson, WV R+62
- Grafton, WV R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Upper Preston, WA D+29
- Palestine, IN R+64
- South Greenfield, MO R+70
- Columbia Falls, ME R+36
- Mariaville, ME R+21
- Sylvan Grove, KS R+66
- Greenvale, TN R+66
- Vermontville, NY D+9
- Bramwell, WV R+62
- Wawpecong, IN R+60
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.