Troy is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Troy typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Troy, ~9% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Troy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Troy leans more Republican than 76 of 123 neighbors.
Troy runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Troy 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Troy sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Troy, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Troy looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Troy have more than one occupant per room, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vadis, WV R+67
- Coxs Mills, WV R+60
- Hurst, WV R+67
- Linn, WV R+65
- Alum Bridge, WV R+67
- Auburn, WV R+67
- Lucerne, WV R+64
- St. Clara, WV R+67
- Grove, WV R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Carbon, PA R+42
- Twin Bluffs, WI R+20
- Pierce, TX R+19
- Pike Corner, ME R+5
- Rockland, NY R+12
- Veseleyville, ND R+49
- Logansport, IA R+40
- Tilton, MS R+81
- Sunset Heights, GA R+58
- Wing, IL R+55
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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.