Mead is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Mead typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mead, ~9% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mead compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mead leans more Republican than 134 of 162 neighbors.
Mead runs about 30 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Mead 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 Mead, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Mead hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Mead sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 89% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mead, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mead looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Mead own their home, about 16 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Josephine, WV R+69
- Odd, WV R+71
- Rhodell, WV R+71
- Ury, WV R+70
- Princewick, WV R+69
- Helen, WV R+70
- Coal City, WV R+64
- Jonben, WV R+69
- Amigo, WV R+69
- Stephenson, WV R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spades, IN R+61
- Buckhorn, CA D+6
- Feesburg, OH R+66
- Jeiseyville, IL R+51
- Turnbull, MS D+22
- El Mirage, CA R+25
- Hines, IL D+73
- Delmar, MO R+65
- Bush, KY R+72
- Juniata, KS R+73
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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.