24715 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 68% of adults in 24715 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 24715, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 24715 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 24715 leans more Republican than 19 of 34 neighbors.
24715 runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 24715 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 24715, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. More than 99% of residents in 24715 drive to work alone, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 24715 sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 96% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 24715 are family households, above 90% of zip codes.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 24715, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 24715 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in 24715 own their home, about 15 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.