Rohr leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Rohr typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rohr, ~26% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rohr compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rohr leans more Republican than 19 of 158 neighbors.
Rohr runs about 11 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rohr. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Rohr 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 Rohr, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Rohr are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Rohr, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rohr looks the way it does
Turnout in Rohr sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cascade, WV R+56
- Dellslow, WV R+24
- Masontown, WV R+55
- Brookhaven, WV R+15
- Cheat Lake, WV R+7
- Reedsville, WV R+56
- Bretz, WV R+57
- Pisgah, WV R+64
- Arthurdale, WV R+58
- Morgantown, WV D+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lewis, GA R+45
- Hillsville, PA R+47
- Burnley, VA D+9
- Tilmon, TX R+60
- Point Clear, AL R+34
- North Courtland, AL D+41
- Western, NE R+58
- Clinton Falls, IN R+62
- Independents, SC R+18
- Dennys Mill, PA R+43
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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.