New Hamlin is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 70% of adults in New Hamlin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Hamlin, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Hamlin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Hamlin leans more Republican than 58 of 97 neighbors.
New Hamlin runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why New Hamlin 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 Hamlin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in New Hamlin drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and New Hamlin sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; New Hamlin, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Hamlin looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in New Hamlin own their home, about 13 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Hamlin, WV R+65
- Hamlin, WV R+57
- Pleasant View, WV R+70
- Myra, WV R+63
- Hager, WV R+63
- Branchland, WV R+66
- Salt Rock, WV R+62
- Midkiff, WV R+69
- Eggleton, WV R+62
- Sias, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little Cedar, IA R+49
- West Leroy, PA R+65
- Perdue Hill, AL R+20
- Vernon, CA D+24
- Rockview, MO R+70
- Cones, NH R+38
- Copley, WV R+66
- Cuchillo, NM R+45
- Lake Telemark, NJ R+24
- Cranberry Lake, NY R+33
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.