Erbacon is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Erbacon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Erbacon, ~7% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Erbacon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Erbacon leans more Republican than 83 of 89 neighbors.
Erbacon runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Erbacon. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Erbacon 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 Erbacon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Erbacon sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Erbacon, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Erbacon looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 81% of adults in Erbacon have completed high school, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Little Birch, WV R+58
- Boggs, WV R+72
- Centralia, WV R+67
- Birch River, WV R+59
- Cowen, WV R+69
- Wainville, WV R+73
- Strouds, WV R+63
- Herold, WV R+58
- Tioga, WV R+62
- Welch Glade, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pate Hill, TN R+74
- Portneuf, ID R+45
- Columbus, IL R+72
- Pavonia, OH R+53
- Oak Grove, GA R+59
- Utica, WI D+5
- Shawnee Mission, KS R+11
- Ford City, CA R+57
- Upper Meyersville, TX R+71
- Loving, OK R+75
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.