Wallback is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Wallback typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wallback, ~12% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wallback compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wallback leans more Republican than 42 of 107 neighbors.
Wallback runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Wallback 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 Wallback, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wallback, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wallback, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Wallback looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 39% of households in Wallback rent, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Wallback sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ivydale, WV R+57
- Valley Fork, WV R+61
- Pigeon, WV R+61
- Maysel, WV R+62
- Newton, WV R+60
- Spread, WV R+63
- Procious, WV R+62
- Clay, WV R+63
- Mudfork, WV R+61
- Corton, WV R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gladstone, VA R+39
- Haleburg, AL R+84
- Lakeside, MA R+14
- Chappells, SC R+45
- Hannawa Falls, NY R+6
- Oak Bluffs, MA D+38
- Forsan, TX R+85
- Cataract, IN R+60
- Quaker Springs, NY R+10
- Encampment, WY R+50
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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.