Wellsburg leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Wellsburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wellsburg, ~20% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wellsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wellsburg leans more Republican than 37 of 150 neighbors.
Politically, Wellsburg sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wellsburg. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Wellsburg 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 Wellsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wellsburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, well above the West Virginia average of 12%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wellsburg, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wellsburg looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wellsburg is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 57%, below 67% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brilliant, OH R+44
- McKinleyville, WV R+61
- Hooverson Heights, WV R+42
- Mingo Junction, OH R+40
- Follansbee, WV R+45
- Bethany, WV R+28
- Beech Bottom, WV R+48
- Colliers, WV R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stanley, VA R+61
- Bisbee, AZ D+4
- Gainesboro, TN R+64
- Brady, TX R+50
- Marlin, TX D+22
- Chapmanville, WV R+64
- Harlan, IA R+42
- Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM D+68
- Daniels, WV R+54
- Lake Mohegan, NY D+3
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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.