Monroe County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Monroe County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monroe County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monroe County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Monroe County leans more Republican than 17 of 19 neighbors.
Monroe County runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Monroe County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Monroe County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 8%, below 88% of counties).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Monroe County, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Monroe County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 87% of households in Monroe County own their home, about 6 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Giles County, VA R+58
- Summers County, WV R+52
- Greenbrier County, WV R+47
- Craig County, VA R+64
- Montgomery County, VA D+10
- Radford City, VA Even
- Mercer County, WV R+50
- Pulaski County, VA R+43
- Raleigh County, WV R+46
- Bland County, VA R+68
Counties with Similar Populations
- Butler County, KY R+67
- Colfax County, NM R+10
- Stone County, AR R+63
- Sanders County, MT R+54
- Sumter County, AL D+43
- Grundy County, IA R+42
- Appanoose County, IA R+43
- Braxton County, WV R+57
- Franklin County, FL R+47
- Menard County, IL R+41
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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.