Paden City is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Paden City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Paden City, ~18% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Paden City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Paden City leans more Republican than 6 of 104 neighbors.
Paden City runs about 14 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Paden City 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 Paden City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Paden City, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Paden City runs against that pattern.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Paden City, WV sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Paden City looks the way it does
Turnout in Paden City sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sardis, OH R+60
- Sistersville, WV R+56
- Fly, OH R+61
- New Martinsville, WV R+49
- Hannibal, OH R+58
- Steelton, WV R+53
- Minnie, WV R+65
- Iuka, WV R+66
- Middlebourne, WV R+63
- Green Hill, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hamilton, IN R+52
- Vincent, AL R+52
- Greenville, NY R+26
- Winsted, MN R+47
- Piedmont, SD R+58
- Helmetta, NJ R+16
- McAlisterville, PA R+66
- Sumner, IA R+33
- New Bloomfield, MO R+57
- Waterflow, NM D+12
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.