Cabins is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Cabins typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cabins, ~8% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cabins compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cabins leans more Republican than 64 of 67 neighbors.
Cabins runs about 39 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Cabins 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 Cabins, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Cabins, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Cabins sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 83% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cabins, 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 Cabins looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Cabins own their home, about 13 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Petersburg, WV R+65
- Jordan Run, WV R+78
- Kline Gap, WV R+84
- Town Hill, WV R+79
- Arthur, WV R+82
- Pansy, WV R+80
- Maysville, WV R+83
- Masonville, WV R+78
- Landes, WV R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver Grove, KY R+35
- Scriba Center, NY R+31
- Winfall, NC R+27
- Monroe City, IN R+59
- Ridge Farm, IL R+56
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM R+55
- Semora, NC R+21
- Mokane, MO R+58
- Conewango Valley, NY R+55
- Eureka, TX R+68
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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.