Isaban is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Isaban typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Isaban, ~5% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Isaban compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Isaban leans more Republican than 156 of 166 neighbors.
Isaban runs about 38 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Isaban 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 Isaban, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Isaban, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Isaban sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 82% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Isaban are family households, above 93% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Isaban, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Isaban looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Isaban is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 6 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Isaban have completed high school, below 94% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Isaban sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gilbert Creek, WV R+76
- Wharncliffe, WV R+76
- Mohawk, WV R+89
- North Spring, WV R+81
- Meador, WV R+73
- Hull, WV R+88
- Gilbert, WV R+76
- Justice, WV R+75
- Ikes Fork, WV R+81
- Panther, WV R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youmans, FL R+58
- Yorkville, CA D+30
- Nora, IL R+42
- Russum, MS D+61
- Enterprise, IA R+34
- Clemons, NY R+33
- Wautubbee, MS R+60
- Stokley, MO R+62
- Stone Creek, VA R+64
- Ryegate, MT R+69
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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.