Pond Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Pond Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pond Creek, ~15% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pond Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pond Creek leans more Republican than 61 of 110 neighbors.
Pond Creek runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Pond 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 Pond Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pond Creek, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Pond Creek drive to work alone, above 85% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Pond Creek are family households, above 83% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pond Creek, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pond Creek looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pond Creek 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 60%, below 56% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Pond Creek have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Belleville, WV R+61
- Neptune, WV R+66
- Jerrys Run, WV R+62
- Reedsville, OH R+63
- Hockingport, OH R+50
- Medina, WV R+65
- Rockport, WV R+62
- Long Bottom, OH R+61
- Tuppers Plains, OH R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kildare Junction, TX R+57
- Cypress, LA R+35
- Wytopitlock, ME R+46
- Antelope, TX R+82
- Ethridge, MT R+60
- McBride, MI R+50
- Wilson, OH R+67
- Birmingham, MO R+40
- Bethel, LA R+79
- Yantley, AL D+58
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.