Woodville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Woodville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodville, ~11% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodville leans more Republican than 60 of 128 neighbors.
Woodville runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Woodville 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 Woodville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Woodville hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Woodville, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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 Woodville looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 24% of adults in Woodville report food insecurity, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Woodville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Woodville have completed high school, below 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Morrisvale, WV R+67
- Sumerco, WV R+61
- Julian, WV R+69
- Alkol, WV R+65
- Yawkey, WV R+67
- Priestley, WV R+59
- Sod, WV R+63
- Griffithsville, WV R+66
- Spurlockville, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Corinne, WV R+68
- Beatty, OR R+44
- Golightly, SC R+58
- St. Lawrence, TX R+81
- Java Village, NY R+45
- Wood, VA R+75
- Buffalo, KS R+68
- Huxford, AL R+83
- Horn Hill, AL R+89
- Mineral Springs, OH R+67
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.