Rock Camp is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Rock Camp typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rock Camp, ~15% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rock Camp compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rock Camp leans more Republican than 61 of 92 neighbors.
Rock Camp runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Rock Camp 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 Rock Camp, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Rock Camp drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Rock Camp sits in the bottom quarter (about 5%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Rock Camp, WV does.
Why turnout in Rock Camp looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Rock Camp have completed high school, about 11 points above the West Virginia average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Zenith, WV R+65
- Lillydale, WV R+58
- Glace, WV R+59
- Goldbond, VA R+54
- Lindside, WV R+67
- Salt Sulphur Springs, WV R+58
- Greenville, WV R+57
- Union, WV R+59
- Sarton, WV R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ai, AL R+80
- Durham, NY R+28
- Victoria, AL R+83
- Floe, WV R+63
- Egypt Mills, MO R+62
- Griffinsburg, VA R+24
- Carter, WV R+68
- Casowasco, NY R+31
- Shawvers Crossing, WV R+60
- Conover, IA R+36
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.