Mingo County is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Mingo County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mingo County, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mingo County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Mingo County leans more Republican than 12 of 14 neighbors.
Mingo County runs about 29 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Mingo County. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Mingo County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Mingo County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Mingo County, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Mingo County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 13%, below 76% of counties).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mingo County, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mingo County looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 79% of adults in Mingo County have completed high school, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mingo County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Mingo County report food insecurity, above 90% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Logan County, WV R+66
- Martin County, KY R+74
- Pike County, KY R+63
- Buchanan County, VA R+67
- Wyoming County, WV R+73
- Boone County, WV R+62
- Floyd County, KY R+61
- McDowell County, WV R+56
- Lincoln County, WV R+65
- Johnson County, KY R+66
Counties with Similar Populations
- Seminole County, OK R+51
- Winston County, AL R+82
- Grainger County, TN R+71
- Plaquemines Parish, LA R+27
- Washington County, MO R+63
- Juniata County, PA R+62
- Menominee County, MI R+30
- Roscommon County, MI R+26
- Curry County, OR R+11
- Antrim County, MI R+21
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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.