Terra Alta is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Terra Alta typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Terra Alta, ~10% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Terra Alta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Terra Alta leans more Republican than 78 of 104 neighbors.
Terra Alta runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Terra Alta 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 Terra Alta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Terra Alta hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a high non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Terra Alta, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Terra Alta looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Terra Alta have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Hopemont, WV R+65
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- Hutton, MD R+44
- St. Joe, WV R+65
- Orr, WV R+64
- Oakland, MD R+46
- Cranesville, WV R+64
- Aurora, WV R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waynesburg, OH R+47
- Caledonia, IL R+15
- Stockdale, TX R+58
- Ridgway, CO D+10
- Jamestown, MI R+37
- Cascade, IA R+35
- Cumberland Gap, TN R+60
- Brookston, IN R+42
- Algona, WA D+11
- Waterloo, IN R+51
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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.