Procious is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Procious typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Procious, ~11% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Procious compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Procious leans more Republican than 77 of 119 neighbors.
Procious runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Procious 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 Procious, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Procious, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Procious, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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 Procious looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Procious sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Procious report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Procious have completed high school, below 79% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Corton, WV R+63
- Pigeon, WV R+61
- Maysel, WV R+62
- Bomont, WV R+63
- Valley Fork, WV R+61
- Ivydale, WV R+57
- Queen Shoals, WV R+63
- Wallback, WV R+61
- Glen, WV R+67
- Upper Leatherwood, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bremo Bluff, VA R+15
- Ione, OR R+58
- Cross Anchor, SC R+66
- Cottonville, AL R+68
- Sunrise, MN R+43
- Caney, LA R+90
- Mackey, IN R+57
- Okaloosa, LA R+87
- West Berkshire, VT R+41
- Westchester, IN R+72
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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.