Mount Hope leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Mount Hope typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Hope, ~17% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Hope compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Hope leans more Republican than 14 of 171 neighbors.
Mount Hope runs about 7 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Hope. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Mount Hope 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 Mount Hope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mount Hope votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, modestly above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mount Hope sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mount Hope, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Mount Hope looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Mount Hope rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mount Hope sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Mount Hope report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bradley, WV R+59
- Pax, WV R+66
- Glen Jean, WV R+35
- Prosperity, WV R+46
- Hilltop, WV R+38
- Lively, WV R+66
- Scarbro, WV R+51
- Lanark, WV R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lakeside City, TX R+75
- Greybull, WY R+63
- Todd Mission, TX R+64
- Tonopah, NV R+49
- Warren, TX R+82
- New Era, MI R+32
- Seaman, OH R+64
- Virgie, KY R+68
- Garland, NC R+11
- Gower, MO R+51
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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.