Morgantown, WV Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Morgantown

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Morgantown leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Morgantown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morgantown, ~30% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Morgantown compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Morgantown leans more Democratic than 176 of 177 neighbors.

Morgantown runs about 55 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole. West Virginia leans Republican overall, while Morgantown is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Morgantown. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+23) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 43 points.

Why Morgantown 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 Morgantown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Morgantown hold a bachelor's degree, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Morgantown sits in the top fifth on density (about 66%, above 91% of cities). Morgantown runs against the grain of West Virginia, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Morgantown, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Morgantown looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 52% of households in Morgantown rent, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.