25025 is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 47% of adults in 25025 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25025, ~10% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25025 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25025 leans more Republican than 35 of 42 neighbors.
25025 runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25025 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 25025, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 25025, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 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%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 25025 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 94% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 25025 are family households, above 87% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 25025, 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 25025 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in 25025 have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in 25025 have completed high school, below 85% 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.