Wabun leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Wabun typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wabun, ~29% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wabun compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wabun leans more Republican than 11 of 53 neighbors.
Wabun runs about 37 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Wabun is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wabun. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Wabun 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 Wabun, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wabun votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Wabun runs about 37 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Wabun are family households, above 75% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wabun, VA sits in the bottom 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 Wabun looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wabun is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wabun have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bent Mountain, VA R+27
- Lafayette, VA R+44
- Glenvar, VA R+38
- Cave Spring, VA R+13
- Salem, VA R+25
- Elliston, VA R+40
- Shawsville, VA R+48
- Roanoke, VA D+15
- Mason Cove, VA R+49
- Ironto, VA R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almond, WI R+36
- Bryant Pond, ME R+30
- French Village, MO R+61
- Shandon, CA R+29
- Warne, NC R+48
- Caldwell, KS R+53
- Ashland, MS R+55
- Gallipolis Ferry, WV R+66
- Presque Isle, MI R+24
- Merry Hill, NC R+3
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department of 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.