Cabell County is a political hotbed in West Virginia. With its diverse electorate, the county has been an important voting block for state and local candidates over the years. From gubernatorial races to district attorney elections, Cabell County has been a battleground for many high-profile political battles. The county also plays host to some of the most popular congressional races with its strong Democratic leanings. Locally, voters in Cabell County are represented by several elected officials at both the state and county level, from representatives in the West Virginia Legislature to members of boards such as school boards and county commissions. With its strategic location near Huntington and Charleston, Cabell County is sure to remain a central focus in West Virginia politics for years to come.
The political climate in Cabell County, WV is moderately conservative.
In Cabell County, WV 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cabell county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 40.1%.
Cabell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cabell County, WV is moderately conservative.
Huntington-Ashland Metro Area is very conservative.
West Virginia is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Cabell, West Virginia: r R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Cabell County, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,079 contributions totaling $235,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,227 contributions totaling $640,524 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $522 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)