Newark is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Newark typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newark, ~10% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newark compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newark leans more Republican than 66 of 113 neighbors.
Newark runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Newark 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 Newark, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Newark, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Newark drive to work alone, above 83% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Newark are family households, above 75% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Newark, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Newark looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 86% of adults in Newark have completed high school, below 76% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elizabeth, WV R+64
- Slate, WV R+61
- Leachtown, WV R+64
- Freeport, WV R+68
- Hanna, WV R+62
- Morristown, WV R+62
- Kanawha, WV R+61
- Deerwalk, WV R+62
- Walker, WV R+62
- Palestine, WV R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Addor, NC R+29
- Gage, OH R+62
- Plattsville, OH R+73
- Nyesville, IN R+63
- Port Wing, WI D+6
- Millard, MO R+66
- Lunds, WI R+50
- Isle of Wight, VA R+27
- South Tamworth, NH D+18
- Keuka, NY R+32
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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.