Quick is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Quick typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Quick, ~8% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Quick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Quick leans more Republican than 114 of 130 neighbors.
Quick runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Quick 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 Quick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Quick sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 5 points above the West Virginia average of 93%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Quick are family households, above 83% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Quick, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Quick looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 24% of adults in Quick report food insecurity, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Quick sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sanderson, WV R+60
- Queen Shoals, WV R+63
- Clendenin, WV R+62
- Coalridge, WV R+56
- Glen, WV R+67
- Bomont, WV R+63
- Schrader, WV R+57
- Youngs Bottom, WV R+53
- Corton, WV R+63
- Pinch, WV R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Parkville, IL R+58
- Johnstown, ND R+48
- Ashly, LA R+70
- Drury, KS R+64
- Glentana, MT R+65
- Lucia, CA D+58
- Lothair, MT R+62
- Lost Creek, MT R+42
- Balltown, IA R+42
- Cactus Forest, AZ R+44
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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.