Saulsbury is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Saulsbury typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saulsbury, ~15% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Saulsbury compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Saulsbury leans more Republican than 42 of 101 neighbors.
Saulsbury runs about 18 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Saulsbury leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Saulsbury. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Saulsbury, WV does.
Why turnout in Saulsbury looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Saulsbury is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 60%, below 56% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mineralwells, WV R+54
- Rockport, WV R+62
- Slate, WV R+61
- Pettyville, WV R+50
- Jerrys Run, WV R+62
- Kanawha, WV R+61
- Morristown, WV R+62
- Davisville, WV R+55
- Hanna, WV R+62
- Belleville, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Granville Center, MA R+17
- Harlansburg, PA R+51
- Pactolus, KY R+62
- San Luis, CO D+41
- Tyrone, KY R+48
- North Orwell, PA R+62
- Thornton, MI R+45
- Interlaken, NJ R+11
- Lake Norden, SD R+70
- Wallace, CA R+49
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.