25008 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 51% of adults in 25008 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25008, ~8% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25008 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25008 leans more Republican than 33 of 42 neighbors.
25008 runs about 29 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25008 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 25008, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 25008 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 25008 are family households, above 80% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 25008, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 25008 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 25008 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 38%, about 14 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in 25008 report food insecurity, above 95% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in 25008 have completed high school, below 96% 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.