Peeltree is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Peeltree typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peeltree, ~15% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peeltree compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peeltree leans more Republican than 87 of 186 neighbors.
Peeltree runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Peeltree 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 Peeltree, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Peeltree drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Peeltree, WV does.
Why turnout in Peeltree looks the way it does
Turnout in Peeltree sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Century, WV R+64
- Overfield, WV R+61
- Teter, WV R+63
- Romines Mills, WV R+57
- Johnstown, WV R+58
- Hodgesville, WV R+64
- Pepper, WV R+63
- Longview, WV R+64
- Rockford, WV R+59
- Quiet Dell, WV R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Powys, PA R+59
- Westampton, NJ D+40
- Lake City, KY R+58
- Rustad, MN R+26
- Waveland, AR R+70
- Hageman, OH R+28
- Minorca, LA R+17
- Milo Mills, NY R+29
- Milledgeville, IN R+55
- Hastings, WV R+68
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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.