Patterson Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Patterson Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Patterson Creek, ~17% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Patterson Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Patterson Creek leans more Republican than 22 of 90 neighbors.
Patterson Creek runs about 16 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Patterson Creek 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 Patterson Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Patterson Creek drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Patterson Creek are family households, above 78% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Patterson Creek, WV does.
Why turnout in Patterson Creek looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Patterson Creek have completed high school, about 13 points above the West Virginia average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ridgeley, WV R+58
- Wiley Ford, WV R+54
- Fort Ashby, WV R+62
- Short Gap, WV R+65
- Cresaptown, MD R+24
- Carpendale, WV R+54
- Bier, MD R+60
- Spring Gap, MD R+67
- Cumberland, MD R+28
- Springfield, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lowes Crossroads, DE R+54
- Adin, CA R+49
- Hundred, WV R+65
- West Levant, ME R+31
- Dice, KY R+65
- High Landing, MN R+40
- Highgate Falls, VT R+31
- Hillaryville, LA R+7
- Fort Apache Junction, AZ D+63
- Freedom, WI R+48
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.