Mohawk is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Mohawk typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mohawk, ~3% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mohawk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mohawk is the most Republican-leaning.
Mohawk runs about 47 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Mohawk 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 Mohawk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of adults in Mohawk hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Mohawk sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 82% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mohawk, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Mohawk looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mohawk is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 30%, about 21 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Mohawk report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Mohawk have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Panther, WV R+84
- Hull, WV R+88
- Isaban, WV R+80
- Hurley, VA R+71
- Kelsa, VA R+71
- Wharncliffe, WV R+76
- Gilbert Creek, WV R+76
- Iaeger, WV R+79
- North Spring, WV R+81
- Ikes Fork, WV R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harrisonburg, LA R+85
- Cayuta, NY R+36
- Salesville, AR R+57
- Sandtown, DE R+47
- New Trier, MN R+44
- Pleasant Valley, MD R+41
- Elgin, ND R+72
- Tilghman, MD R+22
- Tabler, OK R+70
- Quemado, TX R+31
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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.