Sharon Heights is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Sharon Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sharon Heights, ~6% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sharon Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sharon Heights leans more Republican than 135 of 164 neighbors.
Sharon Heights runs about 34 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Sharon Heights 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 Sharon Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sharon Heights, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Sharon Heights, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Sharon Heights looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Sharon Heights rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 60% of adults in Sharon Heights have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Sharon Heights sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bruno, WV R+69
- Gilbert, WV R+76
- Verner, WV R+76
- Man, WV R+66
- Taplin, WV R+65
- Justice, WV R+75
- Mallory, WV R+70
- Gilbert Creek, WV R+76
- Meador, WV R+73
- Wharncliffe, WV R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rock Creek, IA R+41
- Gaines, PA R+61
- Laurelton, PA R+65
- Joan, AR R+22
- Funston, NC R+33
- Peetz, CO R+68
- Farisita, CO R+20
- Perry, WV R+59
- Stony Ridge, OH R+34
- Breedsville, MI R+31
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.