Wyoming County is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Wyoming County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wyoming County, ~7% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wyoming County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Wyoming County is the most Republican-leaning.
Wyoming County runs about 31 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Wyoming County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Wyoming County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wyoming County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wyoming County, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Wyoming County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 8%, below 87% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 71% of households in Wyoming County are family households, above 85% of counties.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Wyoming County, 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 Wyoming County looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in Wyoming County have completed high school, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Wyoming County report food insecurity, above 80% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- McDowell County, WV R+56
- Raleigh County, WV R+46
- Logan County, WV R+66
- Mercer County, WV R+50
- Boone County, WV R+62
- Mingo County, WV R+71
- Tazewell County, VA R+58
- Fayette County, WV R+46
- Buchanan County, VA R+67
- Summers County, WV R+52
Counties with Similar Populations
- Texas County, OK R+45
- Wabasha County, MN R+30
- Coahoma County, MS D+51
- Moore County, TX R+32
- Hubbard County, MN R+30
- Owen County, IN R+57
- Clark County, AR R+18
- Newton County, MS R+34
- Fayette County, IL R+59
- Leake County, MS R+12
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.