Wharncliffe is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Wharncliffe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wharncliffe, ~9% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wharncliffe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wharncliffe leans more Republican than 140 of 168 neighbors.
Wharncliffe runs about 34 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Wharncliffe 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 Wharncliffe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Wharncliffe hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wharncliffe, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wharncliffe looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Wharncliffe own their home, about 13 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Meador, WV R+73
- Isaban, WV R+80
- Gilbert Creek, WV R+76
- Gilbert, WV R+76
- Lobata, WV R+74
- Mohawk, WV R+89
- North Spring, WV R+81
- Sharon Heights, WV R+76
- Justice, WV R+75
- Pie, WV R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bud, IN R+57
- Dott, PA R+72
- Ransomville, NC R+56
- Fredville, MO R+64
- Orick, CA D+43
- Hanston, KS R+77
- Thomson, MN R+14
- Hams Prairie, MO R+50
- Idledale, CO D+12
- Silver Lake, TN R+72
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.