Walnut Bottom is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Walnut Bottom typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walnut Bottom, ~9% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walnut Bottom compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walnut Bottom leans more Republican than 34 of 62 neighbors.
Walnut Bottom runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Walnut Bottom. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Walnut Bottom 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 Walnut Bottom, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Walnut Bottom hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Walnut Bottom, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Walnut Bottom looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 79% of adults in Walnut Bottom have completed high school, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Walnut Bottom rent, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moorefield, WV R+53
- Fisher, WV R+66
- Fort Run, WV R+64
- Old Fields, WV R+64
- Lahmansville, WV R+79
- Arthur, WV R+82
- Tannery, WV R+60
- Williamsport, WV R+71
- Town Hill, WV R+79
- Maysville, WV R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alexandria, NH R+18
- Waldenburg, AR R+72
- Oyhut, WA R+31
- Arbon, ID R+74
- Nortonville, IL R+57
- Eastport, ID R+68
- Scott Lake, MI R+32
- Schug, AR R+69
- Sterling Valley, NY R+16
- Maybeury, WV R+35
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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.