Morris is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Morris typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morris, ~11% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morris compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Morris leans more Republican than 24 of 115 neighbors.
Morris runs about 17 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Morris 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 Morris, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Morris sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Morris, WV does.
Why turnout in Morris looks the way it does
Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Morris sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dille, WV R+60
- Birch River, WV R+59
- Strange Creek, WV R+59
- Widen, WV R+63
- Little Birch, WV R+58
- Middle Run, WV R+58
- Glendon, WV R+60
- Harrison, WV R+58
- Hookersville, WV R+61
- Rockton, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marshville, ME R+36
- Marshville, NY R+43
- Erastus, NC R+29
- Turkey Hill Shores, MA Even
- Washburn, AR R+75
- Bovill, ID R+54
- Mainville, PA R+45
- Santa Fe, OH R+71
- Coakley, KY R+72
- Millers Creek, KY R+67
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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.