Welch Glade is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Welch Glade typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Welch Glade, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Welch Glade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Welch Glade leans more Republican than 49 of 80 neighbors.
Welch Glade runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Welch Glade 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 Welch Glade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Welch Glade hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Welch Glade, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Welch Glade looks the way it does
Turnout in Welch Glade sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cowen, WV R+69
- Gauley Mills, WV R+67
- Camden-on-Gauley, WV R+65
- Wainville, WV R+73
- Boggs, WV R+72
- Donaldson, WV R+72
- Strouds, WV R+63
- Upperglade, WV R+72
- Cottle, WV R+60
- Tioga, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngs, NY R+32
- Powys, PA R+59
- Ursina Junction, PA R+62
- Little Valley, CA R+53
- Lively Grove, IL R+59
- Louden, KY R+82
- Reno, MN R+29
- Orysa, TN Even
- Reward, PA R+54
- Glen Ferris, WV R+51
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.