War is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 40% of adults in War typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in War, ~6% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How War compares
Among cities within 25 miles, War leans more Republican than 77 of 151 neighbors.
War runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why War 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 War, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in War live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and War sits in the bottom quarter (about 3%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; War, 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 War looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. War is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in War rent, above 93% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in War report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Warriormine, WV R+71
- Cucumber, WV R+65
- Bartley, WV R+74
- Berwind, WV R+65
- Capels, WV R+74
- Newhall, WV R+65
- Monson, WV R+66
- Raysal, WV R+75
- Vallscreek, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kirkersville, OH R+42
- Jonah, TX R+26
- Poughkeepsie, AR R+69
- Higgins Lake, MI R+22
- Medicine Lake, MN D+41
- Shumway, IL R+64
- Springer, OK R+65
- Findlay, TN R+58
- Dubberly, LA R+43
- Bluewater, NM R+20
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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.