Wiseburg is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Wiseburg typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wiseburg, ~9% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wiseburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wiseburg leans more Republican than 74 of 115 neighbors.
Wiseburg runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Wiseburg 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 Wiseburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wiseburg, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Wiseburg are family households, above 91% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wiseburg, 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 Wiseburg looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Wiseburg have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Wiseburg sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Windy, WV R+63
- Lockhart, WV R+64
- Medina, WV R+65
- Odaville, WV R+64
- Leroy, WV R+66
- Rockport, WV R+62
- Liverpool, WV R+64
- New Era, WV R+64
- Sandyville, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lick Creek, WV R+66
- Valmy, WI D+3
- Van Allen, CA R+55
- West Perry, NY R+39
- Kalem, MS R+69
- Port Clyde, ME D+26
- Tyre, MI R+51
- Yocemento, KS R+67
- Randalia, IA R+43
- Hyannis, NE R+84
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.