Red House is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Red House typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red House, ~13% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red House compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red House leans more Republican than 50 of 101 neighbors.
Red House runs about 18 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red House. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Red House 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 Red House, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Red House, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Red House drive to work alone, above 82% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Red House are family households, above 75% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Red House, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Red House looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Red House own their home, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hometown, WV R+52
- Eleanor, WV R+54
- Winfield, WV R+48
- Bancroft, WV R+48
- Extra, WV R+62
- Raymond City, WV R+52
- Buffalo, WV R+57
- Scott Depot, WV R+50
- Robertsburg, WV R+63
- Poca, WV R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newark, IL R+38
- Lorida, FL R+60
- Millville, DE R+7
- Fairview, MT R+72
- Connelly Springs, NC R+55
- Gallant, AL R+86
- Pine Grove, GA R+72
- Augusta, AR R+18
- Uniontown, KY R+63
- Vaiden, MS D+3
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.