Orr is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Orr typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orr, ~11% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orr compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orr leans more Republican than 80 of 110 neighbors.
Orr runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Orr 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 Orr, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Orr live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Orr, WV sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Orr looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Orr is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 62%, about 10 points above the West Virginia average of 52%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cranesville, WV R+64
- White Oak Springs, WV R+62
- Cuzzart, WV R+65
- Albright, WV R+66
- Valley Point, WV R+65
- Sugar Valley, WV R+66
- St. Joe, WV R+65
- Terra Alta, WV R+65
- Hoyes, MD R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Plugtown, WI R+37
- Amherst, CO R+71
- Pinkston, NC D+7
- Downsville, WI R+35
- Ano, KY R+75
- Mars Hill, LA R+69
- Oelrichs, SD R+54
- Strawberry, AZ R+46
- Kolin, MT R+59
- Two Buttes, CO R+69
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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.