Reynoldsville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Reynoldsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reynoldsville, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reynoldsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reynoldsville leans more Republican than 106 of 171 neighbors.
Reynoldsville runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Reynoldsville 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 Reynoldsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Reynoldsville drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Reynoldsville, 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 Reynoldsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Reynoldsville is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 62%, about 10 points above the West Virginia average of 52%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chiefton, WV R+57
- O'neil, WV R+42
- Katy Lick, WV R+59
- Sun Valley, WV R+54
- Wolf Summit, WV R+63
- Marshville, WV R+60
- Lake Floyd, WV R+56
- Sardis, WV R+61
- Flinderation, WV R+55
- Gore, WV R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hartwick, IA R+47
- Fifty Lakes, MN R+28
- Harding, IL R+43
- Delchamps, AL R+82
- London, AL R+15
- Baylis, IL R+63
- Pleasant View, WV R+70
- Fultonham, NY R+34
- Union Grove, IL R+37
- Green Pond, NJ R+22
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.