Webster Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Webster Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Webster Springs, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Webster Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Webster Springs leans more Republican than 62 of 81 neighbors.
Webster Springs runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Webster Springs 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 Webster Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Webster Springs, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Webster Springs sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 92% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Webster Springs, 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 Springs looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 83% of adults in Webster Springs have completed high school, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Webster Springs sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cherry Falls, WV R+66
- Curtin, WV R+66
- Bolair, WV R+73
- Parcoal, WV R+67
- Chapman, WV R+66
- Bergoo, WV R+66
- Diana, WV R+66
- Upperglade, WV R+72
- Wainville, WV R+73
- Donaldson, WV R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Malta, TX R+77
- Gaston, IN R+49
- Marbury, AL R+71
- Cusseta, AL R+45
- Pleasant Plain, OH R+67
- South Greensburg, PA R+19
- Stoneboro, PA R+52
- Johannesburg, MI R+40
- Orfordville, WI R+23
- Southport, IN R+8
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.