Wadestown is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Wadestown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wadestown, ~13% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wadestown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wadestown leans more Republican than 98 of 169 neighbors.
Wadestown runs about 16 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Wadestown 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 Wadestown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Wadestown sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the West Virginia average of 93%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Wadestown are family households, above 97% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wadestown, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wadestown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Wadestown own their home, about 15 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wadestown have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wana, WV R+59
- Miracle Run, WV R+57
- Metz, WV R+60
- Fairview, WV R+61
- Round Bottom, WV R+64
- Daybrook, WV R+60
- Brave, PA R+59
- MacDale, WV R+57
- Burton, WV R+67
- Hundred, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mulberry Grove, GA R+49
- Craft, TX R+66
- Titonka, IA R+55
- Wheatland, IN R+63
- Flag Pond, TN R+70
- Lake Tapawingo, MO Even
- Osage, MN R+51
- Modoc, IN R+59
- Turk Lake, MI R+45
- Kirkwood, OH R+64
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.