Waiteville is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 28% of adults in Waiteville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waiteville, ~6% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~72% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waiteville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waiteville leans more Republican than 54 of 82 neighbors.
Waiteville runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Waiteville 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 Waiteville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Waiteville live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Waiteville sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Waiteville are family households, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Waiteville, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Waiteville looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 67% of adults in Waiteville have completed high school, about 23 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Waiteville report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Keenan, WV R+60
- Hollywood, WV R+65
- Craig Springs, VA R+62
- Glace, WV R+59
- Maggie, VA R+61
- Union, WV R+59
- Gap Mills, WV R+64
- Salt Sulphur Springs, WV R+58
- Sweet Springs, WV R+64
- Paint Bank, VA R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paicines, CA R+48
- Ratcliff, TX R+52
- Plainview, GA R+79
- Marble, CO D+15
- Ransom, KS R+81
- Laneville, WV R+56
- Schefflin, OR R+29
- Egypt, AL R+81
- Wadhams, NY Even
- Green Hill, WV 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.