Thorpe leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Thorpe typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thorpe, ~14% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thorpe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thorpe leans more Republican than 6 of 156 neighbors.
Thorpe runs about 19 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Thorpe. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Thorpe 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 Thorpe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Thorpe drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Thorpe, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Thorpe looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Thorpe is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 41%, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Thorpe report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Thorpe sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gary, WV R+36
- Pageton, WV R+53
- Monson, WV R+66
- Landgraff, WV R+30
- Kimball, WV R+23
- Anawalt, WV R+58
- Keystone, WV R+19
- Welch, WV R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Atlanta, ID R+52
- Michigan, ND R+43
- Moose Junction, WI R+29
- White Rock, MI R+42
- South Montesano, WA R+15
- Halley Junction, AR R+29
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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.