West Huntington leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 42% of adults in West Huntington typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Huntington, ~18% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Huntington compares
West Huntington runs about 29 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within West Huntington. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 17 points.
Why West Huntington leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for West Huntington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In West Huntington, about 86% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points above the West Virginia average of 17%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; West Huntington, Huntington, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in West Huntington looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. West Huntington sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Southside, Huntington, WV D+31
- Rankin Historic District, Ironton, OH R+24
- 6th Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+46
- 4th Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+25
- 3rd Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+26
- 1st Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+12
- West Side, Charleston, WV D+43
- East End, Charleston, WV D+44
- South Ruffner, Charleston, WV D+24
- Beechwood, Parkersburg, WV R+25
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Marvintown, Erie, PA D+27
- Downtown Elyria, Elyria, OH D+15
- Woodbury-Glendale, Glendale, CA D+26
- Belmont, Detroit, MI D+87
- Embassy Lakes, Cooper City, FL D+5
- Sequoyah, Tulsa, OK D+11
- Magnolia Gardens, Jacksonville, FL D+84
- Lettered Streets, Bellingham, WA D+73
- Greater Oakhill, Evansville, IN R+18
- Locust Point, Baltimore, MD D+46
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.