Youngs Bottom is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Youngs Bottom typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Youngs Bottom, ~13% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Youngs Bottom compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Youngs Bottom leans more Republican than 41 of 130 neighbors.
Youngs Bottom runs about 11 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Youngs Bottom 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 Youngs Bottom, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Youngs Bottom hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Youngs Bottom are family households, above 77% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Youngs Bottom, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Youngs Bottom looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Youngs Bottom rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Youngs Bottom have completed high school, below 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elkview, WV R+50
- Schrader, WV R+57
- Frame, WV R+55
- Clendenin, WV R+62
- Pinch, WV R+41
- Quick, WV R+65
- Sanderson, WV R+60
- Coalridge, WV R+56
- Queen Shoals, WV R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greencreek, ID R+71
- Charlottesville, IN R+58
- Waring, TX R+57
- Murphysville, KY R+60
- Enterprise, PA R+55
- Star, TX R+77
- Glendale, TN R+65
- Boles, AR R+78
- Jonesboro, TX R+78
- Liberty Pole, WI R+25
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.