Pleasant Valley leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Pleasant Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Valley, ~22% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Valley leans more Republican than 27 of 190 neighbors.
Politically, Pleasant Valley sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pleasant Valley. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Pleasant Valley 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 Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pleasant Valley votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, far above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Pleasant Valley, WV sits in the top tenth 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 Pleasant Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pleasant Valley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 61%, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 52%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fairmont, WV R+27
- White Hall, WV R+38
- Monongah, WV R+40
- Powell, WV R+53
- Barrackville, WV R+39
- Tappan, WV R+52
- Boothsville, WV R+52
- Francis, WV R+57
- Montana Mines, WV R+45
- Baxter, WV R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Stanton, PA R+34
- Magnolia Springs, FL R+35
- Pocasset, MA D+17
- Pleak, TX R+8
- Brooks, KY R+51
- Lomira, WI R+40
- Seale, AL R+28
- Litchfield, OH R+47
- Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA D+44
- Munising, MI R+12
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.