Quinwood is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Quinwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Quinwood, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Quinwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Quinwood leans more Republican than 105 of 115 neighbors.
Quinwood runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Quinwood 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 Quinwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Quinwood live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Quinwood, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Quinwood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Quinwood is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Quinwood report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leslie, WV R+68
- Orient Hill, WV R+67
- Nutterville, WV R+63
- Charmco, WV R+68
- Duo, WV R+65
- Kessler, WV R+62
- McRoss, WV R+66
- Hominy Falls, WV R+62
- Leivasy, WV R+65
- Rupert, WV R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Frenchtown, PA R+54
- Richford, WI R+40
- Lakeside, MI D+11
- St. David, IL R+38
- Blue Ridge Shores, VA R+35
- Hoberg, MO R+70
- Bellflower, MO R+67
- Letcher, KY R+64
- Greens Corners, VT R+32
- South Byron, WI R+48
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.