Powellton leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Powellton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Powellton, ~16% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Powellton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Powellton leans more Republican than 15 of 170 neighbors.
Powellton runs about 8 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Powellton 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 Powellton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Powellton live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Powellton fits that profile on both counts.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Powellton, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Powellton looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Powellton report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Powellton have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kimberly, WV R+29
- Page, WV R+53
- Mount Carbon, WV R+16
- Robson, WV R+27
- Deep Water, WV R+26
- Boomer, WV R+35
- Burnwell, WV R+54
- Alloy, WV R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mineral Spring, MO R+63
- Beaman, MO R+69
- Buxton, OR R+26
- Wrightsville, VT D+22
- Lower Marlboro, MD R+23
- North Spring, WV R+81
- Mayfield, UT R+62
- White Shield, ND R+2
- Little Creek, MS R+46
- Carson Spring, TN R+70
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.