Roderfield is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Roderfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roderfield, ~9% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roderfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roderfield leans more Republican than 99 of 160 neighbors.
Roderfield runs about 29 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Roderfield 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 Roderfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Roderfield live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Roderfield sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Roderfield, WV sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Roderfield looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Roderfield sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Big Sandy, WV R+76
- Erin, WV R+68
- Hensley, WV R+70
- Wilmore, WV R+71
- Twin Branch, WV R+70
- Premier, WV R+70
- Davy, WV R+70
- Mohegan, WV R+67
- Caretta, WV R+70
- Sandy Huff, WV R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cooksburg, PA R+57
- Twin Lakes, CO R+4
- Woodrow, CO R+79
- Mexico, PA R+63
- Glad Valley, SD D+37
- Bingham, TN R+46
- Big Rocks, OK R+71
- Kimages, VA D+16
- Sulphur, IN R+56
- Witt Springs, KY R+62
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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.