Reedy is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Reedy typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reedy, ~10% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reedy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reedy leans more Republican than 71 of 114 neighbors.
Reedy runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Reedy 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 Reedy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Reedy live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Reedy, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Reedy looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in Reedy have completed high school, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Seaman, WV R+65
- Peniel, WV R+64
- Two Run, WV R+69
- Reedyville, WV R+55
- Nancy Run, WV R+65
- Leroy, WV R+66
- Spencer, WV R+55
- Liverpool, WV R+64
- Marshall, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wauneta, NE R+80
- Berlin, OH R+74
- Webster, KY R+60
- Walkill, FL R+69
- White City, MO R+67
- Kay Bee Heights, TX R+15
- Delia, KS R+39
- Randolph, UT R+77
- Talowah, MS R+59
- Glasgow, OR D+11
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.