North Spring is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 54% of adults in North Spring typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Spring, ~5% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Spring compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Spring leans more Republican than 158 of 161 neighbors.
North Spring runs about 40 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why North Spring 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 North Spring, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In North Spring, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; North Spring, 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 North Spring looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Spring is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in North Spring have completed high school, below 97% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and North Spring sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ikes Fork, WV R+81
- Justice, WV R+75
- Gilbert Creek, WV R+76
- Hanover, WV R+80
- Isaban, WV R+80
- Hull, WV R+88
- Iaeger, WV R+79
- Sandy Huff, WV R+75
- Verner, WV R+76
- Simon, WV R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Powellton, WV R+34
- North Belgrade, ME R+6
- Schwab City, TX R+71
- Rutledge, MO R+72
- Schofield Barracks, HI D+6
- Vogel Center, MI R+56
- Minnetonka Beach, MN Even
- Mayfield, UT R+62
- Kings Creek, SC R+75
- Little Creek, MS R+46
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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.