Pratt leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Pratt typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pratt, ~13% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pratt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pratt leans more Republican than 33 of 150 neighbors.
Pratt runs about 4 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Pratt 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 Pratt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Pratt drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pratt sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in Pratt are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pratt, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Pratt looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 24% of adults in Pratt report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Pratt have completed high school, below 75% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hansford, WV R+47
- London, WV R+42
- Hugheston, WV R+41
- Handley, WV R+46
- Glasgow, WV R+43
- Cedar Grove, WV R+44
- East Bank, WV R+49
- Ward, WV R+48
- Montgomery, WV R+21
- Mammoth, WV R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aberdeen Gardens, WA R+35
- Frederick, PA R+31
- Hamilton, WA R+33
- Four Corners, WI R+34
- Lester, AR R+15
- Couderay, WI D+10
- Dawn, MO R+70
- Sebec, ME R+39
- Daggett, CA R+34
- Edna, OK R+64
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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.