Valley Head is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Valley Head typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valley Head, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valley Head compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Valley Head leans more Republican than 41 of 68 neighbors.
Valley Head runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Valley Head 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 Head, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Valley Head live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Valley Head sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Valley Head, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Valley Head looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Valley Head 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 39%, about 13 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Valley Head report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in Valley Head have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monterville, WV R+67
- Mace, WV R+53
- Hosterman, WV R+57
- Huttonsville, WV R+66
- Cass, WV R+54
- Durbin, WV R+60
- Blue Rock, WV R+67
- Deer Creek, WV R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pumpkin Center, OK R+61
- Franktown, VA R+5
- Montpelier, ND R+58
- Harrisburg Junction, UT R+64
- Tolna, ND R+41
- Scott, NY R+31
- Avawam, KY R+64
- Philothea, OH R+74
- Uchee, AL R+12
- Cooksville, IL R+51
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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.