Cedarville is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Cedarville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedarville, ~11% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedarville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedarville leans more Republican than 74 of 115 neighbors.
Cedarville runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Cedarville 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 Cedarville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Cedarville, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Cedarville are family households, above 75% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Cedarville, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cedarville looks the way it does
Turnout in Cedarville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Flower, WV R+66
- Cutlips, WV R+62
- Lockney, WV R+59
- Copen, WV R+63
- Sand Fork, WV D+12
- Stouts Mills, WV R+66
- Normantown, WV R+61
- Exchange, WV R+63
- Glenville, WV R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harrison, SD R+71
- Oakville, NC R+3
- Youngsville, NM D+7
- Hiseville, KY R+65
- Palo Verde, CA R+8
- Big Sandy, WV R+76
- Bullville, NY R+28
- Pawelekville, TX R+69
- Golden Corners, OH R+59
- Fourmile Hill, AR R+58
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.