Wymer is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Wymer typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wymer, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wymer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wymer leans more Republican than 64 of 83 neighbors.
Wymer runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Wymer 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 Wymer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Wymer live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Wymer fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Wymer are family households, above 91% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Wymer, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Wymer looks the way it does
Turnout in Wymer sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whitmer, WV R+65
- Alpena, WV R+68
- Bowden, WV R+62
- Harman, WV R+67
- Sully, WV R+66
- Bemis, WV R+63
- Canfield, WV R+61
- Teterton, WV R+72
- Dryfork, WV R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngs, NY R+32
- Powys, PA R+59
- Marco, LA R+54
- Maples, NY R+34
- Hastings, WV R+68
- West Parishville, NY R+14
- Covel, WV R+73
- Reward, PA R+54
- Frost, WV R+61
- Torpedo, PA R+53
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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.