Meadowville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Meadowville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meadowville, ~12% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meadowville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meadowville leans more Republican than 71 of 143 neighbors.
Meadowville runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Meadowville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Meadowville 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 Meadowville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Meadowville hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Meadowville drive to work alone, above 80% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Meadowville, WV sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Meadowville looks the way it does
Turnout in Meadowville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Belington, WV R+61
- Werner, WV R+65
- Dartmoor, WV R+64
- Corley, WV R+68
- Junior, WV R+64
- Talbott, WV R+65
- Mount Liberty, WV R+65
- Audra, WV R+64
- Weaver, WV R+65
- Brownton, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bolling, AL R+63
- Boone, OK R+57
- Palo Alto, TX R+26
- Stull, KS R+13
- Sandy Lane, TN R+74
- Sebrell, VA R+33
- Gethsemane, NC D+23
- Littleton, IA R+43
- Bridgewater Center, OH R+62
- Luthers Mills, PA R+53
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.