Valley Fork is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Valley Fork typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valley Fork, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valley Fork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Valley Fork leans more Republican than 46 of 109 neighbors.
Valley Fork runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Valley Fork 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 Valley Fork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Valley Fork, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Valley Fork, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Valley Fork looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 45% of households in Valley Fork rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Valley Fork sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ivydale, WV R+57
- Wallback, WV R+61
- Pigeon, WV R+61
- Maysel, WV R+62
- Procious, WV R+62
- Spread, WV R+63
- Newton, WV R+60
- Clay, WV R+63
- Corton, WV R+63
- Amma, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zimco, AL R+5
- Beetown, WI R+46
- Pratt, MN R+47
- Morning Star, AR R+72
- Willey, IA R+57
- North Pownal, VT D+5
- Maple View, NY R+36
- Mark, IA R+62
- San Gregorio, CA D+36
- Lochmere, NH R+8
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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.