Simon is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Simon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Simon, ~5% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Simon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Simon leans more Republican than 167 of 174 neighbors.
Simon runs about 39 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Simon 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 Simon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Simon, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Simon sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Simon, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Simon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Simon is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Simon report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Simon sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sun Hill, WV R+80
- Hanover, WV R+80
- Clear Fork, WV R+74
- Justice, WV R+75
- Coal Mountain, WV R+81
- Verner, WV R+76
- North Spring, WV R+81
- Lynco, WV R+73
- Brenton, WV R+72
- Ikes Fork, WV R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kingsboro, GA R+39
- West Townshend, VT D+17
- Diamond Ridge, AK R+12
- Bradshaw, NE R+70
- New Haven, IL R+56
- Bowie, AZ R+58
- Chamois, MO R+70
- Boston, IN R+54
- Hodgen, OK R+72
- Gilt Edge, TN R+77
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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.