Webster County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Webster County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Webster County, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Webster County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Webster County is the most Republican-leaning.
Webster County runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Webster County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Webster County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Webster County hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Webster County is about 93%, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Webster County, 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 Webster County looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Webster County have completed high school, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Braxton County, WV R+57
- Nicholas County, WV R+60
- Pocahontas County, WV R+55
- Clay County, WV R+63
- Upshur County, WV R+55
- Gilmer County, WV R+40
- Lewis County, WV R+57
- Greenbrier County, WV R+47
- Randolph County, WV R+51
- Calhoun County, WV R+65
Counties with Similar Populations
- Cedar County, NE R+67
- Butler County, NE R+62
- Perry County, TN R+73
- Knox County, NE R+56
- Coffey County, KS R+58
- Bracken County, KY R+58
- Mercer County, ND R+65
- Keith County, NE R+60
- Rosebud County, MT R+20
- Daviess County, MO R+63
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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.