24834 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 24834 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 24834, ~9% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 24834 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 24834 leans more Republican than 21 of 42 neighbors.
24834 runs about 29 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 24834. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 24834 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 24834, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 24834, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 24834 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 94% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 97% of households in 24834 are family households, in the top fraction of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 24834, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 24834 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in 24834 have completed high school, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 24834 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 24834 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.