Nobe is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Nobe typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nobe, ~10% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nobe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nobe leans more Republican than 82 of 119 neighbors.
Nobe runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Nobe 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 Nobe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Nobe live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Nobe sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Nobe, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Nobe looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Nobe have completed high school, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Nobe report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Big Springs, WV R+69
- Pleasant Hill, WV R+66
- White Pine, WV R+68
- Tanner, WV R+65
- Burnt House, WV R+68
- Grantsville, WV R+67
- Big Bend, WV R+67
- Smithville, WV R+69
- Henrietta, WV R+68
- Five Forks, WV R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zurich, MT R+66
- Doolittle Mills, IN R+53
- Hodge, AL R+80
- Everetts Crossroads, NC R+62
- White Sulphur Springs, LA R+94
- Whitney, MI R+41
- Benndale, MS R+73
- Gardner, CO R+21
- Maloneton, KY R+65
- South Greece, NY R+15
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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.