Premier is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Premier typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Premier, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Premier compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Premier leans more Republican than 84 of 159 neighbors.
Premier runs about 28 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Premier 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 Premier, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Premier live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Premier sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Premier, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Premier looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Premier is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 40%, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Premier report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 56% of adults in Premier have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Caretta, WV R+70
- Mohegan, WV R+67
- Erin, WV R+68
- Capels, WV R+74
- Roderfield, WV R+71
- Big Sandy, WV R+76
- Welch, WV R+32
- Davy, WV R+70
- Hensley, WV R+70
- Monson, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pachitla, GA R+23
- Darbyville, OH R+55
- Daysville, TN R+69
- Death Valley, CA D+16
- Frederick, IL R+51
- Culbreth, NC R+56
- Forest Hill, MS D+36
- Delville, KY R+55
- Horse Creek, CA R+27
- Freidberger, MI R+51
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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.