Moatstown is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Moatstown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moatstown, ~15% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moatstown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moatstown leans more Republican than 22 of 54 neighbors.
Moatstown runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Moatstown 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 Moatstown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Moatstown live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Moatstown are family households, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Moatstown, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Moatstown looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Moatstown is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moyers, WV R+62
- Sugar Grove, WV R+62
- Zigler, WV R+58
- Blue Grass, VA R+44
- Doe Hill, VA R+51
- Entry, WV R+52
- Circleville, WV R+69
- New Hampden, VA R+44
- Propstburg, WV R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adrian, IL R+58
- Gheen, MN R+25
- Nathan, MI R+43
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.