Morgan County is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Morgan County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morgan County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morgan County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Morgan County leans more Republican than 10 of 14 neighbors.
Morgan County runs about 14 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Morgan County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Morgan County, WV sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Morgan County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Morgan County 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 56%, below 67% of counties. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 85% of households in Morgan County own their home, above 96% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Berkeley County, WV R+33
- Fulton County, PA R+70
- Washington County, MD R+18
- Hampshire County, WV R+62
- Jefferson County, WV R+22
- Winchester City, VA D+12
- Frederick County, VA R+25
- Allegany County, MD R+33
- Clarke County, VA R+18
- Bedford County, PA R+66
Counties with Similar Populations
- Dallas County, MO R+66
- Clayton County, IA R+39
- Lewis County, WV R+57
- Franklin County, AR R+64
- Cooper County, MO R+46
- Chickasaw County, MS R+12
- Mason County, KY R+42
- Holmes County, MS D+60
- Mariposa County, CA R+16
- Tama County, IA R+25
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.