Colebank is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Colebank typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Colebank, ~15% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Colebank compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Colebank leans more Republican than 113 of 151 neighbors.
Colebank runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Colebank 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 Colebank, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Colebank, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Colebank sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Colebank, WV does.
Why turnout in Colebank looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Colebank have completed high school, about 12 points above the West Virginia average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kasson, WV R+66
- Sinclair, WV R+62
- Valley Furnace, WV R+65
- Marquess, WV R+64
- Nestorville, WV R+66
- Moatsville, WV R+65
- Etam, WV R+62
- St. George, WV R+59
- Tacy, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfordsville, IN R+70
- St. Benedict, IA R+61
- Rinard Mills, OH R+67
- Luke, MD R+51
- Lyden, NM D+15
- Dameron, MO R+62
- Slater, CO R+23
- Pyote, TX R+37
- Willow, SD R+68
- Ransom, PA R+38
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.