24879 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 52% of adults in 24879 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 24879, ~7% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 24879 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 24879 leans more Republican than 22 of 31 neighbors.
24879 runs about 33 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 24879 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 24879, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 24879, about 93% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 24879 are family households, above 76% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 24879, 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 24879 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 24879 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%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 64% of adults in 24879 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 24879 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.