Vaughan is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Vaughan typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vaughan, ~7% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vaughan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vaughan leans more Republican than 141 of 143 neighbors.
Vaughan runs about 30 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Vaughan 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 Vaughan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Vaughan live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Vaughan fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Vaughan are family households, above 95% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Vaughan, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Vaughan looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Vaughan 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 43%, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Vaughan report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Vaughan have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Swiss, WV R+72
- Lizemores, WV R+66
- Fola, WV R+69
- Indore, WV R+66
- Belva, WV R+66
- Rosedale, WV R+56
- Dixie, WV R+64
- Jodie, WV R+59
- Bickmore, WV R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alvan, IL R+62
- Snyderville, OH R+48
- Eckerman, MI R+29
- Ink, AR R+63
- Centerpoint, OH R+62
- Tri-City, OR R+40
- Edmore, ND R+40
- Success, AR R+53
- Isabella, PA R+40
- Glenfield, ND R+58
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.