Oral Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Oral Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oral Lake, ~14% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oral Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oral Lake leans more Republican than 64 of 179 neighbors.
Oral Lake runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Oral Lake leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Oral Lake. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Oral Lake, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Oral Lake looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Oral Lake have completed high school, about 11 points above the West Virginia average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Saltwell, WV R+37
- Courtright, WV R+45
- Quiet Dell, WV R+58
- Bridgeport, WV R+29
- Anmoore, WV R+45
- Rosemont, WV R+59
- Lake Ridge, WV R+61
- Overfield, WV R+61
- Pepper, WV R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Estrella, CO R+31
- Jackson, NE R+54
- Vincent, IA R+43
- Hamilton Crossroads, AL R+53
- Terry, LA R+79
- West Bethel, ME Even
- Totz, KY R+76
- Westboro, OH R+66
- Long Branch, PA R+38
- Fosterburg, IL R+42
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.