Pie, WV Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Pie

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Pie is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Pie typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pie, ~6% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pie compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pie leans more Republican than 113 of 151 neighbors.

Pie runs about 33 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pie. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+67), a spread of about 11 points.

Why Pie 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 Pie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Pie hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pie sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pie, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Pie looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pie is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 43%, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Pie rent, above 88% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Pie report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.