Cabell County leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Cabell County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cabell County, ~24% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cabell County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Cabell County is the least Republican-leaning.
Cabell County runs about 23 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Cabell County. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+32) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+51), a spread of about 82 points.
Why Cabell 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 Cabell County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cabell County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 65%, far above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Cabell County, WV does.
Why turnout in Cabell County looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 35% of households in Cabell County rent, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Lawrence County, OH R+50
- Wayne County, WV R+55
- Boyd County, KY R+38
- Lincoln County, WV R+65
- Putnam County, WV R+46
- Greenup County, KY R+52
- Gallia County, OH R+57
- Lawrence County, KY R+67
- Mason County, WV R+59
- Kanawha County, WV R+19
Counties with Similar Populations
- Suffolk City, VA D+20
- Nash County, NC D+3
- Pottawattamie County, IA R+18
- Steuben County, NY R+32
- Rockdale County, GA D+42
- Lauderdale County, AL R+47
- St. Croix County, WI R+20
- Benton County, OR D+42
- Grand Traverse County, MI R+3
- Rogers County, OK R+49
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.