Mudfork is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Mudfork typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mudfork, ~12% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mudfork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mudfork leans more Republican than 34 of 107 neighbors.
Mudfork runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Mudfork 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 Mudfork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Mudfork, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Mudfork sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mudfork, 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 Mudfork looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Mudfork sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Mudfork report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Mudfork have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nebo, WV R+58
- Hallburg, WV R+58
- Chloe, WV R+62
- Floe, WV R+63
- Newton, WV R+60
- Gip, WV R+62
- O'Brion, WV R+58
- Nicut, WV R+63
- Wallback, WV R+61
- Milo, WV R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngstown, IN R+33
- Shafter, TX Even
- Middleton, OK R+69
- Non, OK R+71
- Emma, IL R+68
- Penokee, KS R+72
- Herrick Center, PA R+39
- Savannah, IA R+61
- North Branch, WI R+38
- Rosedale, CO R+43
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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.