Pleasant Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Pleasant Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Hill, ~8% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Hill leans more Republican than 68 of 118 neighbors.
Pleasant Hill runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Pleasant Hill live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pleasant Hill fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pleasant Hill, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Pleasant Hill looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Pleasant Hill report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Pleasant Hill sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Pleasant Hill have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grantsville, WV R+67
- Big Bend, WV R+67
- White Pine, WV R+68
- Nobe, WV R+68
- Big Springs, WV R+69
- Henrietta, WV R+68
- Russet, WV R+64
- Joker, WV R+66
- Munday, WV R+66
- Tanner, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Rangeley, ME R+10
- Dayson, LA R+56
- Tapoco, NC R+63
- Currie, NV R+56
- Dargin, AL R+41
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.