Pardee is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Pardee typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pardee, ~6% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pardee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pardee leans more Republican than 117 of 160 neighbors.
Pardee runs about 31 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Pardee 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 Pardee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pardee, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pardee sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 89% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Pardee are family households, above 90% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pardee, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Pardee looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 26% of adults in Pardee report food insecurity, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Pardee sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Pardee have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lorado, WV R+73
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- Hatcher, WV R+80
- Amherstdale, WV R+71
- Wharton, WV R+71
- Blair, WV R+72
- Kopperston, WV R+80
- Davin, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Russelldale, WV R+71
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- Fandon, IL R+50
- Pentz, CA R+36
- Passport, IL R+67
- New Dennison, IL R+57
- Martha, OK R+72
- Benedict, KS R+68
- Touristville, KY R+55
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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.