Monterville is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Monterville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monterville, ~10% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monterville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monterville leans more Republican than 50 of 72 neighbors.
Monterville runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Monterville 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 Monterville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Monterville hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Monterville sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Monterville, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Monterville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Monterville 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 41%, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Monterville report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 59% of adults in Monterville have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Valley Head, WV R+66
- Mace, WV R+53
- Pickens, WV R+67
- Blue Rock, WV R+67
- Huttonsville, WV R+66
- Bergoo, WV R+66
- Helvetia, WV R+67
- Hosterman, WV R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alchesay Flat, AZ D+6
- Lancaster, IN R+61
- Lemington, WI R+37
- Summertown, GA R+21
- Branchville, TN R+72
- East Waterford, ME R+20
- East Union, ME R+21
- Boone, NE R+71
- Head Tide, ME D+4
- Rock Elm, WI R+35
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.