24869 is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 24869 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 24869, ~6% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 24869 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 24869 leans more Republican than 31 of 37 neighbors.
24869 runs about 38 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 24869 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 24869, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 24869, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 24869 are family households, above 89% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 24869, 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 24869 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 74% of adults in 24869 have completed high school, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in 24869 report food insecurity, above 84% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 24869 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.