Wilkinson is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Wilkinson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilkinson, ~14% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilkinson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilkinson leans more Republican than 7 of 148 neighbors.
Wilkinson runs about 16 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in Wilkinson drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wilkinson, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wilkinson looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Wilkinson own their home, about 15 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monaville, WV R+67
- Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV R+59
- Stollings, WV R+67
- Switzer, WV R+68
- Logan, WV R+54
- Mount Gay, WV R+62
- Whitman, WV R+62
- West Logan, WV R+60
- Verdunville, WV R+66
- Holden, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pratt, KY R+59
- Portneuf, ID R+45
- Rugby, TN R+70
- Tyner, NY R+36
- New Bremen, NY R+48
- Oakville, MI R+35
- Columbus, IL R+72
- Posts, CA D+62
- Stanfield, TN R+75
- Dwarf, KY R+63
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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.