Surveyor is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Surveyor typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Surveyor, ~8% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Surveyor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Surveyor leans more Republican than 82 of 151 neighbors.
Surveyor runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Surveyor 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 Surveyor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 3% of adults in Surveyor hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Surveyor drive to work alone, above 84% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Surveyor are family households, above 86% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Surveyor, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Surveyor looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 76% of adults in Surveyor have completed high school, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fairdale, WV R+70
- Glen Daniel, WV R+70
- Eccles, WV R+58
- Lester, WV R+68
- Bolt, WV R+72
- Glen White, WV R+62
- Crab Orchard, WV R+63
- Sophia, WV R+58
- Mabscott, WV R+52
- Midway, WV R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Temple, ME R+30
- Sycolin, VA D+6
- Mumford, NY R+21
- Beulahtown, NC R+53
- Tiawah, OK R+63
- Jeffers, MN R+66
- Deemston, PA R+47
- Vancleve, KY R+65
- Foxfield, CO R+10
- Edgeley, ND R+59
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.