24830 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 37% of adults in 24830 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 24830, ~10% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 24830 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 24830 leans more Republican than 9 of 38 neighbors.
24830 runs about 6 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 24830. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 18 points.
Why 24830 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 24830, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in 24830 hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 24830 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of zip codes).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 24830, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 24830 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 24830 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 43%, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in 24830 report food insecurity, above 94% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 24830 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.