Medina is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Medina typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Medina, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Medina compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Medina leans more Republican than 85 of 116 neighbors.
Medina runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Medina 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 Medina, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Medina, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Medina are family households, above 75% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Medina, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Medina looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Medina is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 56%, below 70% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lockhart, WV R+64
- Wiseburg, WV R+64
- Windy, WV R+63
- Odaville, WV R+64
- Rockport, WV R+62
- Sherman, WV R+48
- Ravenswood, WV R+48
- Pond Creek, WV R+62
- Sandyville, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fritchton, IN R+61
- Wende, AL D+35
- London, MN R+41
- Wendell, NH D+4
- Lockhart, MN R+38
- Oakton, KY R+52
- Ridgeville, TN R+69
- Rasselas, PA R+50
- Randolph, IN R+63
- LeRoy, WI R+47
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.