Nitro leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Nitro typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nitro, ~22% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nitro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nitro leans more Republican than 6 of 106 neighbors.
Nitro runs about 15 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nitro. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Nitro 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 Nitro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Nitro votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, far above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Nitro, WV does.
Why turnout in Nitro looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nitro 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 61%, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 52%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Albans, WV R+27
- Cross Lanes, WV R+25
- Raymond City, WV R+52
- Poca, WV R+53
- Upper Falls, WV R+42
- Institute, WV D+47
- Scott Depot, WV R+50
- Jefferson, WV R+41
- Dunbar, WV D+3
- Tornado, WV R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jasper, FL R+12
- Seabrook, NH R+6
- Calhoun, LA R+80
- Berne, IN R+63
- Rusk, TX R+39
- Greenfield, OH R+52
- Mountain Grove, MO R+65
- Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL R+14
- Brookville, IN R+61
- Fircrest, WA D+34
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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.