Prichard is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Prichard typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prichard, ~9% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prichard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prichard leans more Republican than 54 of 95 neighbors.
Prichard runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Prichard 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 Prichard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Prichard, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Prichard are family households, above 97% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Prichard, 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 Prichard looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in Prichard have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Prichard have completed high school, below 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buchanan, KY R+68
- Lockwood, KY R+61
- Hubbardstown, WV R+69
- Shoals, WV R+54
- Wayne, WV R+60
- Echo, WV R+67
- Lavalette, WV R+57
- Kenova, WV R+46
- Bethesda, WV R+60
- Catlettsburg, KY R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Merrifield, MN R+32
- West Swanzey, NH R+11
- Keasbey, NJ D+3
- Goodspring, TN R+71
- Woodsville, NH R+17
- Minotola, NJ R+12
- Nichols, NY R+42
- Howe, OK R+70
- Long Creek, IL R+45
- College Hill, MS R+14
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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.