Carbondale is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Carbondale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carbondale, ~10% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carbondale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carbondale leans more Republican than 51 of 145 neighbors.
Carbondale runs about 12 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Carbondale. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Carbondale 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 Carbondale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. More than 99% of residents in Carbondale drive to work alone, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Carbondale sits in the bottom quarter (about 6%, below 98% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Carbondale are family households, above 85% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Carbondale, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Carbondale looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 45% of households in Carbondale rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Carbondale sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Olive, WV R+53
- Dixie, WV R+64
- Belva, WV R+66
- Jodie, WV R+59
- Gauley Bridge, WV R+52
- Cannelton, WV R+42
- Glen Ferris, WV R+51
- Smithers, WV R+32
- Boomer, WV R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pitcairn, NY R+43
- Mountville, VA Even
- Lund, ID R+67
- Montgomery, IA R+53
- Verdi, VA R+75
- Monterey, NY R+47
- Janesville, IL R+60
- Latham, TN R+71
- Eulonia, SC D+23
- Siberia, IN R+54
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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.