Rock is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Rock typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rock, ~7% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rock leans more Republican than 127 of 138 neighbors.
Rock runs about 30 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Rock 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, 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, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a high non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rock, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rock looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Rock have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lashmeet, WV R+72
- Matoaka, WV R+70
- Kegley, WV R+76
- Montcalm, WV R+70
- Sandlick, WV R+70
- New Hope, WV R+58
- McComas, WV R+68
- Springton, WV R+69
- Kellysville, WV R+77
- Bluestone, WV R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pearblossom, CA R+12
- Burnsville, MS R+78
- Stewart Manor, NY R+16
- Geyserville, CA D+36
- Baden, MD D+23
- Virgilina, VA R+53
- St. Albans, ME R+38
- College Hill, MS R+14
- Hughestown, PA R+12
- Ruffin, SC R+33
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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.