Spanishburg is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Spanishburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spanishburg, ~8% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spanishburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spanishburg leans more Republican than 142 of 147 neighbors.
Spanishburg runs about 33 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Spanishburg leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Spanishburg. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Spanishburg, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Spanishburg looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Spanishburg have completed high school, about 11 points above the West Virginia average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kellysville, WV R+77
- Camp Creek, WV R+71
- Gardner, WV R+61
- Beeson, WV R+71
- Athens, WV R+58
- Speedway, WV R+59
- Kegley, WV R+76
- Princeton, WV R+48
- Lerona, WV R+68
- Lashmeet, WV R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Means, KY R+67
- New Limerick, ME R+44
- Inverness, CA D+60
- Rose Hill, AL R+87
- Evergreen, LA R+57
- Proctor, WV R+63
- Sayner, WI R+22
- Perry, AR R+66
- Santa Cruz, TX R+15
- Cairo, IN R+32
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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.