24887 leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 49% of adults in 24887 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 24887, ~15% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 24887 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 24887 leans more Republican than 8 of 40 neighbors.
Politically, 24887 sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Why 24887 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 24887, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in 24887 hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 24887, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 24887 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 24887 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 42%, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in 24887 report food insecurity, above 94% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 24887 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.