Smithfield is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Smithfield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smithfield, ~7% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smithfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smithfield leans more Republican than 125 of 152 neighbors.
Smithfield runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Smithfield 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 Smithfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Smithfield, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 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%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Smithfield, 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 Smithfield looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Smithfield have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of cities. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Smithfield rent, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pine Grove, WV R+60
- Folsom, WV R+68
- Jacksonburg, WV R+69
- Hastings, WV R+68
- Kingstown, WV R+70
- Dale, WV R+69
- Seven Pines, WV R+55
- Margaret, WV R+61
- Rinehart, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ah Gwah Ching, MN R+41
- Quakake, PA R+39
- Alcoa Center, PA R+44
- Queens, KY R+65
- Chillicothe, IA R+54
- Brainard, NY D+12
- Caney Branch, TN R+73
- Rexford, KS R+81
- Millerstown, OH R+60
- Snedekerville, PA R+61
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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.