Mabscott is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Mabscott typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mabscott, ~16% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mabscott compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mabscott leans more Republican than 28 of 148 neighbors.
Mabscott runs about 10 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Mabscott 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 Mabscott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mabscott votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, well above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mabscott, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mabscott looks the way it does
Turnout in Mabscott sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- MaCarthur, WV R+51
- Beckley, WV R+19
- Sprague, WV R+22
- Crab Orchard, WV R+63
- Fitzpatrick, WV R+32
- Raleigh, WV D+7
- Skelton, WV R+32
- Eccles, WV R+58
- Stanaford, WV R+40
- Glen White, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Southmayd, TX R+65
- Darrow, LA D+10
- Franklin, ID R+77
- Windsor Mills, OH R+55
- Pleasantville, PA R+53
- Sebago, ME R+22
- Cedar Key, FL R+49
- Walford, IA R+30
- Hamlet, IN R+50
- Rainbow, TX R+66
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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.