Sand Fork, WV Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sand Fork

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Sand Fork leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 50% of adults in Sand Fork typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sand Fork, ~28% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sand Fork compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sand Fork is the most Democratic-leaning.

Sand Fork runs about 54 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole. West Virginia leans Republican overall, while Sand Fork is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sand Fork. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+32) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+67), a spread of about 99 points.

Why Sand Fork 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 Sand Fork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 49% of residents in Sand Fork live in densely developed areas, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Sand Fork have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Sand Fork runs against the grain of West Virginia, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sand Fork, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Sand Fork looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sand Fork 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Sand Fork rent, above 88% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Sand Fork report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.