Worthington is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Worthington typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Worthington, ~15% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Worthington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Worthington leans more Republican than 51 of 181 neighbors.
Worthington runs about 11 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Worthington. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Worthington 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 Worthington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Worthington are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Worthington, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Worthington looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Worthington own their home, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hutchinson, WV R+54
- Carolina, WV R+49
- Enterprise, WV R+59
- Four States, WV R+54
- Pine Bluff, WV R+63
- Idamay, WV R+51
- Peora, WV R+62
- Francis, WV R+57
- Rachel, WV R+57
- Farmington, WV R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Saranac, NY R+24
- Hawley, TX R+79
- Otwell, IN R+60
- Nageezi, NM D+6
- Walkerville, MI R+47
- Alhambra, IL R+45
- Sadler, TX R+71
- Rockingham, GA R+75
- Burkhardt, WI R+22
- Hewlett Harbor, NY R+42
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.