Meadow Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Meadow Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meadow Creek, ~10% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meadow Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meadow Creek leans more Republican than 50 of 144 neighbors.
Meadow Creek runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Meadow Creek 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 Meadow Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in Meadow Creek drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Meadow Creek, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Meadow Creek looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Meadow Creek report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Meadow Creek sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Meadow Creek sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lockbridge, WV R+56
- Meadow Bridge, WV R+57
- Red Spring, WV R+55
- Beelick Knob, WV R+58
- Sandstone, WV R+54
- Claypool, WV R+58
- Crickmer, WV R+55
- Bragg, WV R+64
- Danese, WV R+56
- Lawn, WV R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Frisco, IL R+68
- Ogallah, KS R+78
- Industry, KS R+69
- Indian Neck, VA R+8
- Peth, NY R+33
- Milo, WV R+63
- Carlos, MD R+48
- Dexter, IL R+66
- West View, VA R+50
- Spargursville, OH R+57
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.