Cherry Falls is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Cherry Falls typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cherry Falls, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cherry Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cherry Falls leans more Republican than 56 of 81 neighbors.
Cherry Falls runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Cherry Falls 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 Cherry Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Cherry Falls sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the West Virginia average of 93%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Cherry Falls, WV does.
Why turnout in Cherry Falls looks the way it does
Turnout in Cherry Falls sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Webster Springs, WV R+67
- Bolair, WV R+73
- Parcoal, WV R+67
- Curtin, WV R+66
- Upperglade, WV R+72
- Bergoo, WV R+66
- Donaldson, WV R+72
- Wainville, WV R+73
- Cowen, WV R+69
- Chapman, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leando, IA R+57
- Tilly, AR R+65
- Worth, MO R+66
- Lake, KY R+70
- Lake Bluff, NY R+28
- Lake City, IL R+61
- Maple Grove, VA R+29
- Vilas, FL R+36
- East Greenwich, NY R+15
- Griffith Creek, TN R+74
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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.