Mount Pleasant leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Mount Pleasant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Pleasant, ~22% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Pleasant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Pleasant leans more Republican than 71 of 88 neighbors.
Politically, Mount Pleasant sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Why Mount Pleasant 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 Pleasant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in Mount Pleasant are family households, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mount Pleasant, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Pleasant looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Mount Pleasant own their home, about 14 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Summit Point, WV R+42
- Charles Town, WV R+20
- Ranson, WV R+21
- Kearneysville, WV R+40
- Wadesville, VA R+32
- Bunker Hill, WV R+42
- Stringtown, VA R+29
- Inwood, WV R+39
- Brucetown, VA R+35
- Millville, WV R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wayside, MS R+75
- Mount Gilead, TN R+64
- Mount Erie, IL R+75
- East Boxford, MA D+5
- Shiloh, SC D+27
- Cherryville, MO R+67
- Mount Zion, WV R+63
- Plano, SD R+65
- North Victory, NY R+37
- Vista, MN R+50
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.