Wolf Summit is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Wolf Summit typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wolf Summit, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wolf Summit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wolf Summit leans more Republican than 108 of 165 neighbors.
Wolf Summit runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Wolf Summit 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 Wolf Summit, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Wolf Summit drive to work alone, about 14 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; Wolf Summit, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wolf Summit looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wolf Summit is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 61%, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 52%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Wolf Summit own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake Floyd, WV R+56
- Sun Valley, WV R+54
- Reynoldsville, WV R+62
- O'neil, WV R+42
- Chiefton, WV R+57
- East Salem, WV R+59
- Marshville, WV R+60
- Flinderation, WV R+55
- Katy Lick, WV R+59
- West Milford, WV R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rudderville, TN R+48
- Parma Center, NY R+29
- Sand Coulee, MT R+55
- Chattanooga, OK R+66
- Bear River, WY R+71
- Bethesda, WV R+60
- Higgins, OK R+69
- Rio, WV R+64
- North San Juan, CA D+7
- Cambridge, ME R+41
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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.