Prince is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Prince typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prince, ~10% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prince compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prince leans more Republican than 89 of 157 neighbors.
Prince runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Prince. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Prince 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 Prince, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Prince, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Prince sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Prince, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Prince looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 33% of households in Prince rent, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Prince report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Piney View, WV R+59
- Ameagle, WV R+52
- Danese, WV R+56
- Lanark, WV R+59
- Stanaford, WV R+40
- Layland, WV R+58
- Glen Jean, WV R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hacker Valley, WV R+67
- Farmer, SD R+72
- Arispe, IA R+50
- Scottville, NC R+54
- Odin, PA R+67
- Fremont, MO R+67
- Salina, IA R+47
- Stone Church, IL R+60
- Pamlico, NC R+17
- Templeton, TN R+73
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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.