Barboursville leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Barboursville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barboursville, ~38% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barboursville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barboursville leans more Republican than 19 of 76 neighbors.
Barboursville runs about 20 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Barboursville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Barboursville. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+40), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Barboursville 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 Barboursville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Barboursville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, modestly below the Virginia average of 26%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Barboursville runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Barboursville, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Barboursville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Barboursville is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Barboursville have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ruckersville, VA R+20
- Burnley, VA D+9
- Somerset, VA R+32
- Uno, VA R+38
- Hollymead, VA D+8
- Rochelle, VA R+33
- Earlysville, VA D+9
- Lindsay, VA Even
- Stanardsville, VA R+37
- Montpelier Station, VA R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Palmer, TX R+49
- Bay Harbor Islands, FL R+15
- Homer, NY R+16
- North Fond du Lac, WI R+19
- Stanardsville, VA R+37
- Williamson, AZ R+39
- Orchard Homes, MT D+3
- Fall City, WA D+23
- New Egypt, NJ R+40
- Rowley, MA D+10
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department of 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.