St. Joseph is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 80% of adults in St. Joseph typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Joseph, ~13% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Joseph compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Joseph leans more Republican than 94 of 118 neighbors.
St. Joseph runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in St. Joseph live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and St. Joseph sits in the bottom quarter (about 5%, in the bottom fraction of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in St. Joseph are family households, above 76% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; St. Joseph, 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 St. Joseph looks the way it does
Turnout in St. Joseph sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newdale, WV R+68
- Meighen, WV R+62
- Proctor, WV R+63
- Endicott, WV R+66
- Green Hill, WV R+64
- Steelton, WV R+53
- Graysville, WV R+62
- Denver Heights, WV R+65
- New Martinsville, WV R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Doyon, ND R+47
- Wildwood, WA R+35
- Fairmount, MD R+37
- Felton, AR D+7
- Fentress, MS R+34
- Garden City, LA Even
- Glen Cove, WA D+58
- Steamburg, PA R+56
- Rowena, GA Even
- Salt Fork, OK 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.