Walker is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Walker typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walker, ~13% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walker leans more Republican than 42 of 109 neighbors.
Walker runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Walker 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 Walker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Walker hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Walker drive to work alone, above 81% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Walker are family households, above 86% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Walker, WV sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Walker looks the way it does
Turnout in Walker sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Deerwalk, WV R+62
- Hanna, WV R+62
- Murphytown, WV R+57
- Kanawha, WV R+61
- Davisville, WV R+55
- Eaton, WV R+63
- Slate, WV R+61
- Freeport, WV R+68
- Mineralwells, WV R+54
- Boreman, WV R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cragford, AL R+80
- Urbancrest, OH D+44
- Hartsfield, GA R+79
- Los Indios, TX R+8
- Fairview Crossroads, SC R+64
- Summerhaven, NC D+8
- Beroun, MN R+41
- Hill Point, WI R+33
- Sandy Beach, MA D+4
- Milburn, OK R+71
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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.