Monongah leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Monongah typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monongah, ~19% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monongah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monongah leans more Republican than 30 of 188 neighbors.
Politically, Monongah sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Why Monongah 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 Monongah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Monongah votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 25%, modestly above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Monongah, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Monongah looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Monongah 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 60%, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 52%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pleasant Valley, WV R+39
- Barrackville, WV R+39
- Fairmont, WV R+27
- White Hall, WV R+38
- Idamay, WV R+51
- Carolina, WV R+49
- Farmington, WV R+56
- Hutchinson, WV R+54
- Francis, WV R+57
- Worthington, WV R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Soulsbyville, CA R+30
- Washburn, ND R+49
- East Quincy, CA R+21
- Crump, TN R+73
- Fayette City, PA R+41
- Pineland, TX R+82
- Ewing, VA R+72
- Cripple Creek, CO R+27
- Tollesboro, KY R+66
- Morgan, TX R+72
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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.