Sycamore is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Sycamore typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sycamore, ~10% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sycamore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sycamore leans more Republican than 44 of 117 neighbors.
Sycamore runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Sycamore 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 Sycamore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sycamore, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 93% of residents in Sycamore drive to work alone, above 97% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Sycamore are family households, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sycamore, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Sycamore looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Sycamore have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sycamore sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Sycamore report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Mount Zion, WV R+63
- Henrietta, WV R+68
- Grantsville, WV R+67
- Stumptown, WV R+59
- Joker, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Seal, OH R+62
- Ludlow, CO R+30
- Excelsior Beach, ID R+67
- Caulksville, AR R+54
- Loma, NE R+60
- Fly, OH R+61
- Fostoria, KS R+55
- Green River, MI R+39
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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.