Parkersburg is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Parkersburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkersburg, ~13% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkersburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkersburg leans more Republican than 59 of 86 neighbors.
Parkersburg runs about 42 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Parkersburg 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 Parkersburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Parkersburg drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Parkersburg fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Parkersburg are family households, above 86% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Parkersburg, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Parkersburg looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Parkersburg own their home, about 9 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Russellville, IN R+63
- New Market, IN R+59
- New Maysville, IN R+61
- Fincastle, IN R+63
- Ladoga, IN R+61
- Whitesville, IN R+60
- Deer Mill, IN R+61
- Roachdale, IN R+58
- Milligan, IN R+65
- Waveland, IN R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paces, VA R+30
- Cleopatra, KY R+59
- Lucas, MO R+66
- Hammond, TX R+71
- Bristol, NY R+16
- Wailua, HI D+36
- Angora, NE R+78
- Kenoma, MO R+73
- Gilead, NE R+69
- Kenilworth, UT R+66
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.