Replete is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Replete typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Replete, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Replete compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Replete leans more Republican than 44 of 99 neighbors.
Replete runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Replete. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Replete 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 Replete, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Replete, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Replete sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Replete, 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 Replete looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Replete 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 42%, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Replete report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Replete have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wildcat, WV R+61
- Cleveland, WV R+67
- Wheeler, WV R+67
- Hacker Valley, WV R+67
- Hettie, WV R+57
- Kanawha Head, WV R+68
- Guardian, WV R+66
- Newville, WV R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Rangeley, ME R+10
- Currie, NV R+56
- Dargin, AL R+41
- Pansy, PA R+74
- Guthrie, AZ R+55
- Millerton, LA R+69
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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.