Toll Gate is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Toll Gate typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Toll Gate, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Toll Gate compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Toll Gate leans more Republican than 96 of 120 neighbors.
Toll Gate runs about 28 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Toll Gate leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Toll Gate. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Toll Gate, WV sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Toll Gate looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in Toll Gate have completed high school, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pennsboro, WV R+69
- Greenwood, WV R+70
- Joy, WV R+71
- Central Station, WV R+69
- Pullman, WV R+69
- Oxford, WV R+71
- Ellenboro, WV R+69
- Hebron, WV R+68
- Harrisville, WV R+65
- Mountain, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acton, MT R+57
- McDougal, AR R+71
- Silver City, TN R+73
- Pine Flat, AL R+79
- Hornby, NY R+39
- Shennington, WI R+44
- Fort Apache, AZ D+59
- Carlos, TX R+71
- Carpio, ND R+64
- Spade, TX R+69
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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.