Widen is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Widen typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Widen, ~10% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Widen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Widen leans more Republican than 72 of 111 neighbors.
Widen runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Widen 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 Widen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Widen, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Widen, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Widen looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Widen report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Widen rent, compared to around 19% in nearby cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Widen sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dille, WV R+60
- Enoch, WV R+64
- Cressmont, WV R+63
- Harrison, WV R+58
- Morris, WV R+59
- Strange Creek, WV R+59
- Hookersville, WV R+61
- Birch River, WV R+59
- Muddlety, WV R+64
- Glendon, WV R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Cecil, KY R+47
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- Round Bottom, WV R+64
- Butler, SD R+45
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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.