Sedalia is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Sedalia typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sedalia, ~10% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sedalia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sedalia leans more Republican than 118 of 160 neighbors.
Sedalia runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sedalia. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Sedalia 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 Sedalia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sedalia, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Sedalia are family households, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sedalia, 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 Sedalia looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 11% of homes in Sedalia have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Flinderation, WV R+55
- Center Point, WV R+70
- Industrial, WV R+57
- Flint, WV R+72
- East Salem, WV R+59
- Salem, WV R+59
- Rinehart, WV R+69
- Wallace, WV R+69
- Marshville, WV R+60
- Deep Valley, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Skyline, MN R+9
- Burns, KS R+62
- Findley Lake, NY R+46
- South Mountain, PA R+62
- Keisterville, PA R+37
- Mount Healthy, IN R+58
- Bayview, TX R+35
- Fordyce, NE R+72
- Larchwood, MT R+58
- Fay, OK R+72
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.