Nutter Fort leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Nutter Fort typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nutter Fort, ~19% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nutter Fort compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nutter Fort leans more Republican than 4 of 176 neighbors.
Nutter Fort runs about 7 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nutter Fort. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Nutter Fort 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 Nutter Fort, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Nutter Fort votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 75%, 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 Nutter Fort, WV does.
Why turnout in Nutter Fort looks the way it does
Turnout in Nutter Fort sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stonewood, WV R+40
- Clarksburg, WV R+29
- Anmoore, WV R+45
- Despard, WV R+41
- Custer Addition, WV R+46
- Courtright, WV R+45
- Glen Falls, WV R+48
- Mount Clare, WV R+57
- Dawmont, WV R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dunnegan, MO R+69
- Shelton, NE R+53
- Galena, MD R+30
- North Pekin, IL R+31
- Baileys Harbor, WI D+8
- Mount Calvary, WI R+51
- Fisherville, MI R+24
- Santa Maria, TX R+3
- Potlatch, ID R+52
- White Oak, GA R+52
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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.