24831 leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 51% of adults in 24831 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 24831, ~21% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 24831 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 24831 leans more Republican than 2 of 42 neighbors.
24831 runs about 26 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 24831 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 24831, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of adults in 24831 hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 24831 are family households, above 78% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 24831, WV 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 24831 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 24831 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 41%, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in 24831 report food insecurity, above 95% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 24831 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.