Tanner is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Tanner typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tanner, ~14% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tanner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tanner leans more Republican than 46 of 116 neighbors.
Tanner runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Tanner 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 Tanner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Tanner live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tanner, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Tanner looks the way it does
Turnout in Tanner sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kanawha Drive, WV R+63
- Lucerne, WV R+64
- Nobe, WV R+68
- Burnt House, WV R+68
- White Pine, WV R+68
- Newberne, WV R+67
- Big Springs, WV R+69
- Coxs Mills, WV R+60
- Henrietta, WV R+68
- Pleasant Hill, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Amoy, OH R+57
- Hoyte, TX R+69
- West Clarksfield, OH R+56
- Glenloch, GA R+75
- Lexsy, GA R+55
- Werley, WI R+41
- Post Lake, WI R+32
- South Taft, CA R+19
- Westbend, KY R+60
- Dora, NM 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.