Windsor Heights is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Windsor Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Windsor Heights, ~16% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Windsor Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Windsor Heights leans more Republican than 72 of 149 neighbors.
Windsor Heights runs about 10 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Windsor Heights 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 Windsor Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Windsor Heights, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Windsor Heights drive to work alone, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Windsor Heights, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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 Windsor Heights looks the way it does
Turnout in Windsor Heights sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Beech Bottom, WV R+48
- Tiltonsville, OH R+36
- McKinleyville, WV R+61
- Rayland, OH R+51
- Yorkville, OH R+43
- West Liberty, WV R+31
- Clearview, WV R+34
- Glen Robbins, OH R+56
- Bethany, WV R+28
- Brilliant, OH R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gandeeville, WV R+65
- Geddes, SD R+66
- Stark, GA R+56
- Gitano, MS R+27
- Spruce, WI R+43
- Goodville, PA R+48
- Milroy, MN R+64
- Fargo, OK R+80
- Macon, TX R+66
- Reeman, MI R+43
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.