24854 is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 50% of adults in 24854 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 24854, ~5% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 24854 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 24854 leans more Republican than 37 of 40 neighbors.
24854 runs about 38 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 24854 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 24854, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 24854, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 24854, 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 24854 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 24854 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 9 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in 24854 report food insecurity, above 93% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 58% of adults in 24854 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of zip codes. 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.