Cheat Lake leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Cheat Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cheat Lake, ~41% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cheat Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cheat Lake leans more Republican than 6 of 169 neighbors.
Cheat Lake runs about 35 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Cheat Lake 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 Cheat Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cheat Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 36%, well above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cheat Lake, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Cheat Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cheat Lake 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Cheat Lake have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Baker Ridge, WV D+2
- Brookhaven, WV R+15
- Dellslow, WV R+24
- Morgantown, WV D+13
- Rohr, WV R+31
- Lake Lynn, PA R+58
- Pisgah, WV R+64
- Point Marion, PA R+49
- Westover, WV D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Haledon, NJ D+15
- Sheridan, AR R+69
- Lincoln University, PA Even
- Wright City, MO R+46
- Wauseon, OH R+42
- White Horse, NJ D+3
- Kingstree, SC D+43
- Fairfield, AL D+89
- Diamondhead, MS R+46
- Wareham Center, MA Even
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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.