Vale is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Vale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vale, ~7% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vale leans more Republican than 122 of 125 neighbors.
Vale runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Vale 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 Vale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Vale hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Vale is about 96%, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Vale, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Vale looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Vale 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 46%, about 6 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Vale report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in Vale have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spring Dale, WV R+57
- Smoot, WV R+61
- Crag, WV R+66
- Dawson, WV R+61
- Lawn, WV R+57
- Claypool, WV R+58
- Shawvers Crossing, WV R+60
- Rupert, WV R+54
- Blue Sulphur Springs, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Glacier Colony, MT R+60
- Chestnut Bluff, TN R+59
- Rabbit Ridge, KY R+71
- Plantersville, VA R+43
- Clarysville, MD R+45
- Ordbend, CA R+51
- Cornlea, NE R+79
- Tate Springs, TN R+72
- Terre Haute, IL R+50
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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.