Whitmer is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Whitmer typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitmer, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitmer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whitmer leans more Republican than 59 of 81 neighbors.
Whitmer runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Whitmer 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 Whitmer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Whitmer live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Whitmer fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Whitmer are family households, above 94% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Whitmer, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Whitmer looks the way it does
Turnout in Whitmer sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wymer, WV R+66
- Harman, WV R+67
- Macksville, WV R+72
- Teterton, WV R+72
- Simoda, WV R+70
- Alpena, WV R+68
- Riverton, WV R+71
- Sully, WV R+66
- Bowden, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Verdon, VA R+23
- Mill City, NV R+69
- Mileston, MS D+59
- Tecopa, CA D+15
- Cream Hill, VT Even
- Wailua, HI D+36
- Lee Creek, AR R+63
- Goat Neck, NC D+4
- Portland Mills, PA R+50
- Pendroy, MT R+60
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.