Meadland is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Meadland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meadland, ~16% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meadland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meadland leans more Republican than 62 of 178 neighbors.
Meadland runs about 14 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Meadland 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 Meadland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Meadland drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Meadland are family households, above 86% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Meadland, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Meadland looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Meadland own their home, about 17 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Meadland have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maple Lake, WV R+55
- McGee, WV R+54
- Lake Ridge, WV R+61
- Flemington, WV R+59
- Rosemont, WV R+59
- Tappan, WV R+52
- Pruntytown, WV R+59
- Ryanville, WV R+34
- Simpson, WV R+62
- Boothsville, WV R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fulton, WI R+19
- Bradley, MI R+38
- Paw Paw Lake, MI R+28
- Luther, IA R+33
- Patterson Springs, NC R+46
- Lengby, MN R+42
- Lambert, AR R+68
- North Hodge, LA R+37
- Rockland, TX R+81
- Morral, OH R+61
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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.