Saulsville is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Saulsville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saulsville, ~8% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Saulsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Saulsville leans more Republican than 153 of 169 neighbors.
Saulsville runs about 34 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Saulsville 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 Saulsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Saulsville live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Saulsville fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Saulsville are family households, above 94% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Saulsville, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Saulsville looks the way it does
Turnout in Saulsville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mc Graws, WV R+77
- Rock View, WV R+68
- Ravencliff, WV R+76
- Pineville, WV R+69
- Maben, WV R+68
- Glen Fork, WV R+72
- New Richmond, WV R+68
- Jesse, WV R+69
- Itmann, WV R+70
- Mullens, WV R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alhambra, VA R+46
- Reed Corners, NY R+41
- Mosheim, TX R+74
- McKinney, AR R+27
- Chippewa Bay, NY R+40
- Chester, IA R+49
- Inman, NE R+74
- South Dansville, NY R+55
- Smithsonia, AL R+57
- Wadhams, NY Even
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.