24894 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 40% of adults in 24894 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 24894, ~6% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 24894 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 24894 leans more Republican than 13 of 32 neighbors.
24894 runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 24894 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 24894, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 24894, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 24894 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 90% of zip codes).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 24894, 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 24894 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 24894 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 46%, about 5 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in 24894 report food insecurity, above 90% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in 24894 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.