Tarico Heights leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Tarico Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tarico Heights, ~20% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tarico Heights compares
Tarico Heights sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Politically, Tarico Heights sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Tarico Heights. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Tarico Heights leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Tarico Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Tarico Heights, about 84% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points above the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Tarico Heights sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 33%, below 93% of neighborhoods).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Tarico Heights, Inwood, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tarico Heights looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 86% of households in Tarico Heights own their home, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Darkesville, Inwood, WV R+35
- Arden, Martinsburg, WV R+50
- Berkeley Place, Martinsburg, WV R+4
- Nollville, Martinsburg, WV R+26
- Rosemont, Martinsburg, WV R+6
- Berkeley, Martinsburg, WV R+23
- Hainesville, Martinsburg, WV R+29
- Downtown Frederick, Frederick, MD D+56
- Ashburn Farm, Ashburn, VA D+23
- Ashburn Village, Ashburn, VA D+26
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West End, St. Louis, MO D+80
- Culver-Winton, Rochester, NY D+53
- Cambridge Park, Concord, CA D+40
- North Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY D+67
- Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA D+46
- Wheeless Road, Augusta, GA D+63
- Brightmoor, Detroit, MI D+82
- Thompsonville, Newton, MA D+61
- Stockyards, Cleveland, OH D+19
- Harry Floyd Terrace, Vallejo, CA D+42
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.