McCauley is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 62% of adults in McCauley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McCauley, ~11% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McCauley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McCauley leans more Republican than 44 of 65 neighbors.
McCauley runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why McCauley 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 McCauley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In McCauley, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a high non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a lower rate; McCauley, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in McCauley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. McCauley 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Baker, WV R+65
- Needmore, WV R+64
- Fort Run, WV R+64
- Inkerman, WV R+64
- Tannery, WV R+60
- Lost City, WV R+66
- Moorefield, WV R+53
- Old Fields, WV R+64
- Walnut Bottom, WV R+67
- Fisher, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Patton, IL R+65
- Linesville, GA D+17
- Zell, SD R+61
- Ligurta, AZ R+42
- Amity, MO R+67
- Braxton, KY R+59
- Bob White, WV R+68
- Brohard, WV R+66
- Volt, MT R+25
- Brice, IN R+67
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.