Speed is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Speed typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Speed, ~11% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Speed compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Speed leans more Republican than 27 of 113 neighbors.
Speed runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Speed leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Speed. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Speed, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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 Speed looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Speed sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Speed sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clio, WV R+61
- Countsville, WV R+62
- Spencer, WV R+55
- Reedyville, WV R+55
- Clover, WV R+61
- Roxalana, WV R+61
- Gandeeville, WV R+65
- Nancy Run, WV R+65
- Otto, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Black Creek, NY R+54
- Orleans, OR R+13
- Smallett, MO R+75
- South Shore, SD R+54
- Moore, MT R+61
- Roosevelt, AZ R+40
- Princeton, PA R+51
- Dixie, MS R+65
- Dexter, KS R+74
- Suwannee Valley, FL R+52
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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.