Sias is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Sias typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sias, ~8% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sias compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sias leans more Republican than 62 of 116 neighbors.
Sias runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Sias 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 Sias, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sias, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; fewer than 1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Sias sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 91% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sias, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Sias looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Sias rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sias sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Sias report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Yawkey, WV R+67
- Leet, WV R+69
- Hamlin, WV R+57
- Spurlockville, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Middle Amana, IA R+33
- Lyells, VA R+10
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- Coomer, WI R+27
- Navarro, CA D+42
- Keeter, TX R+75
- Ervintown, NC R+47
- Propstburg, WV R+63
- Circleville, WV R+69
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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.