Proctor is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Proctor typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Proctor, ~11% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Proctor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Proctor leans more Republican than 67 of 118 neighbors.
Proctor runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Proctor 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 Proctor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Proctor hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Proctor, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Proctor looks the way it does
Turnout in Proctor sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Meighen, WV R+62
- St. Joseph, WV R+67
- Graysville, WV R+62
- Clarington, OH R+63
- Steelton, WV R+53
- Newdale, WV R+68
- Hannibal, OH R+58
- Powhatan Point, OH R+57
- Green Hill, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stony Battery, VA R+64
- Cecil, AL R+23
- Troupsburg, NY R+66
- Rose Hill, AL R+87
- Cairo, IN R+32
- Inverness, CA D+60
- Sayner, WI R+22
- Orange, NH R+17
- Means, KY R+67
- Perry, AR R+66
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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.