Powell is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Powell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Powell, ~16% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Powell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Powell leans more Republican than 59 of 191 neighbors.
Powell runs about 11 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Powell. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Powell 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 Powell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Powell are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Powell, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Powell looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Powell own their home, about 14 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Powell have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pleasant Valley, WV R+39
- Fairmont, WV R+27
- Tappan, WV R+52
- White Hall, WV R+38
- McGee, WV R+54
- Boothsville, WV R+52
- Fetterman, WV R+53
- Mount Harmony, WV R+46
- Monongah, WV R+40
- Barrackville, WV R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Whiting, IA R+48
- Verden, OK R+68
- Otter Hill, VA R+49
- Shelby, IA R+54
- Hixton, WI R+38
- Tribune, KS R+66
- Parkers Chapel, AR R+64
- Green Hill, TX R+66
- Lakehead, CA R+26
- Big Piney, WY R+76
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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.