Norton is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Norton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norton, ~8% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Norton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Norton leans more Republican than 65 of 113 neighbors.
Norton runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Norton 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 Norton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Norton drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Norton sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Norton, 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 Norton looks the way it does
Turnout in Norton sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harding, WV R+65
- Weaver, WV R+65
- Kingsville, WV R+65
- Coalton, WV R+66
- Junior, WV R+64
- Talbott, WV R+65
- Womelsdorf, WV R+66
- Crystal Springs, WV R+51
- Pumpkintown, WV R+66
- Valley Bend, WV R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, PA R+38
- Davidson, OK R+70
- Walthall, MS R+73
- Snydertown, PA R+47
- Daykin, NE R+64
- Free Trade, MS R+40
- Good Hope, MS R+85
- Vandalia, IA R+39
- Slabtown, OH R+65
- Sandtown, AR R+69
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.