Riverton is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Riverton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Riverton, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Riverton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Riverton leans more Republican than 51 of 58 neighbors.
Riverton runs about 29 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Riverton 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 Riverton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Riverton live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 12%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Riverton, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Riverton looks the way it does
Turnout in Riverton sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Onego, WV R+63
- Simoda, WV R+70
- Macksville, WV R+72
- Mitchell, WV R+63
- Entry, WV R+52
- Franklin, WV R+50
- Ruddle, WV R+62
- Circleville, WV R+69
- Zigler, WV R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Weches, TX R+81
- Zetus, MS R+73
- Houston Lake, MO R+17
- Hinch, MO R+65
- Rosboro, AR R+72
- Overfield, WV R+61
- Hunts Corner, ME R+11
- Latham, KS R+61
- Ingram, AR R+71
- Squapan, ME R+44
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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.