Salt Rock is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Salt Rock typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salt Rock, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salt Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salt Rock leans more Republican than 47 of 89 neighbors.
Salt Rock runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Salt 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 Salt Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Salt Rock drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Salt Rock sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Salt Rock are family households, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Salt Rock, 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 Salt Rock looks the way it does
Turnout in Salt Rock 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
- West Hamlin, WV R+65
- Barboursville, WV R+36
- New Hamlin, WV R+63
- Pleasant View, WV R+70
- Branchland, WV R+66
- Ona, WV R+43
- Hamlin, WV R+57
- Gilkerson, WV R+61
- Myra, WV R+63
- Milton, WV R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oak Hill, FL R+51
- Eyota, MN R+28
- Elkland, MO R+69
- Brimfield, IL R+36
- Graymoor-Devondale, KY D+22
- Montara, CA D+49
- Baraga, MI Even
- Arlington, MN R+39
- Whiteman AFB, MO R+23
- Enoree, SC 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.