Odd is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Odd typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Odd, ~7% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Odd compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Odd leans more Republican than 137 of 163 neighbors.
Odd runs about 29 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Odd 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 Odd, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Odd, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Odd sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 80% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Odd, WV sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Odd looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Odd have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mead, WV R+72
- Josephine, WV R+69
- Jonben, WV R+69
- Flat Top, WV R+69
- Ghent, WV R+66
- Coal City, WV R+64
- Rhodell, WV R+71
- Princewick, WV R+69
- Ury, WV R+70
- Cool Ridge, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maysfield, TX R+56
- Forest Park, PA R+40
- Wauconda, WA R+45
- Helena, MO R+60
- Bondville, IL R+39
- River Junction, FL R+2
- Mehan, OK R+54
- Cedarcreek, MO R+70
- Wycombe, PA R+5
- Laredo, MO R+71
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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.