Verner is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Verner typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Verner, ~7% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Verner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Verner leans more Republican than 130 of 162 neighbors.
Verner runs about 34 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Verner 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 Verner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Verner live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Verner sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Verner, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Verner looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 80% of adults in Verner have completed high school, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Verner sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Verner report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Justice, WV R+75
- Sharon Heights, WV R+76
- Bruno, WV R+69
- Gilbert, WV R+76
- Simon, WV R+81
- Gilbert Creek, WV R+76
- North Spring, WV R+81
- Mallory, WV R+70
- Davin, WV R+69
- Man, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leetsville, MI R+34
- Leland, IA R+39
- Lavina, MT R+69
- Industrial, WV R+57
- Sprouses Corner, VA R+36
- Lindenwood, IL R+41
- Pike View, KY R+69
- Sichomovi, AZ D+68
- Lobelia, NC R+39
- Petersburg, NE R+71
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.