Pumpkintown is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Pumpkintown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pumpkintown, ~9% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pumpkintown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pumpkintown leans more Republican than 81 of 118 neighbors.
Pumpkintown runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Pumpkintown 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 Pumpkintown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Pumpkintown hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pumpkintown sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 90% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Pumpkintown are family households, above 85% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pumpkintown, 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 Pumpkintown looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in Pumpkintown have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Pumpkintown have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kingsville, WV R+65
- Coalton, WV R+66
- Mabie, WV R+66
- Lantz, WV R+65
- Norton, WV R+65
- Queens, WV R+71
- Sand Run, WV R+66
- Cubana, WV R+69
- Valley Bend, WV R+68
- Harding, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zent, AR R+36
- Lonerock, OR R+46
- Liberty Hill, LA R+18
- Raytown, GA D+6
- Kykotsmovi Village, AZ D+59
- Regency, TX R+79
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.