Rock Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Rock Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rock Creek, ~6% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rock Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rock Creek leans more Republican than 171 of 190 neighbors.
Rock Creek runs about 32 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Rock Creek 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 Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Rock Creek, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Rock Creek sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Rock Creek, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Rock Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rock Creek 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 44%, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Rock Creek report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Rock Creek have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Twilight, WV R+67
- Whitesville, WV R+68
- Price Hill, WV R+58
- Leevale, WV R+70
- Sylvester, WV R+64
- Edwight, WV R+76
- Bim, WV R+71
- Gordon, WV R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Story, WY R+61
- Oakley, ID R+78
- Fall River Mills, CA R+44
- Frankfort, KS R+47
- Chireno, TX R+78
- Tallman, OR R+46
- Cutler, IN R+60
- Hill Country Village, TX R+26
- Lake Lynn, PA R+58
- Glenmont, OH R+69
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.