Troy Town is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Troy Town typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Troy Town, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Troy Town compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Troy Town leans more Republican than 82 of 141 neighbors.
Troy Town runs about 28 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Troy Town 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 Troy Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Troy Town drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Troy Town sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 75% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Troy Town, WV does.
Why turnout in Troy Town looks the way it does
Turnout in Troy Town sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Verdunville, WV R+66
- Mount Gay, WV R+62
- Dingess, WV R+76
- Shively, WV R+72
- Holden, WV R+66
- Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV R+59
- Chapmanville, WV R+64
- Mitchell Heights, WV R+57
- West Logan, WV R+60
- Henlawson, WV R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- London, WI Even
- Belcher, LA R+45
- Sterling, WA R+10
- Kramer, GA R+53
- Tesch, MI R+37
- Oak Center, MN R+47
- Woodmere, NJ R+38
- Northpoint, TN R+64
- Davenport, AL R+33
- Sumner, NE R+73
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.