Pond Gap is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Pond Gap typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pond Gap, ~9% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pond Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pond Gap leans more Republican than 47 of 139 neighbors.
Pond Gap runs about 12 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pond Gap. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Pond Gap 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 Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Pond Gap live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pond Gap fits that profile on both counts.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pond Gap, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Pond Gap looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Pond Gap report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Pond Gap have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Olive, WV R+53
- Lizemores, WV R+66
- Dixie, WV R+64
- Mammoth, WV R+48
- Ward, WV R+48
- Carbondale, WV R+54
- Belva, WV R+66
- Cannelton, WV R+42
- Glen, WV R+67
- Indore, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zaneta, IA R+34
- Upton, NC R+58
- Ulupalakua, HI D+24
- Ellis, ID R+61
- Poplar City, IL R+54
- Pocono Manor, PA R+17
- Greenville Center, NY R+27
- Broughton, IL R+67
- Summit, MN R+43
- Streeter, WV R+60
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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.