New Era is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 64% of adults in New Era typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Era, ~12% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Era compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Era leans more Republican than 69 of 109 neighbors.
New Era runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why New Era 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 New Era, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in New Era are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; New Era, WV sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in New Era looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. New Era is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 56%, below 70% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sandyville, WV R+64
- Odaville, WV R+64
- Liverpool, WV R+64
- Leroy, WV R+66
- Hereford, WV R+67
- Lockhart, WV R+64
- Marshall, WV R+69
- Silverton, WV R+56
- Sidneyville, WV R+54
- Wiseburg, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Lebanon, LA D+12
- Lyford, IN R+60
- Naborton, LA Even
- Sarles, ND R+48
- Helmer, ID R+54
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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.