Sugar Valley is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Sugar Valley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sugar Valley, ~10% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sugar Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sugar Valley leans more Republican than 124 of 134 neighbors.
Sugar Valley runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Sugar Valley 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 Sugar Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sugar Valley, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Sugar Valley drive to work alone, above 83% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sugar Valley, WV sits below the national average 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 Sugar Valley looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 31% of households in Sugar Valley rent, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Valley Point, WV R+65
- Albright, WV R+66
- Brandonville, WV R+61
- Cuzzart, WV R+65
- Bruceton Mills, WV R+45
- Orr, WV R+64
- Pisgah, WV R+64
- Clifton Mills, WV R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Soldier, KS R+61
- Keego, AL R+86
- McIntire, IA R+50
- Idell, NJ R+19
- Petros, TN R+69
- Hopewell, MS R+7
- Witter, AR R+65
- Diller, NE R+60
- Cottle, WV R+60
- Ridgefield, IL R+6
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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.