25030 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 25030 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25030, ~10% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25030 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25030 leans more Republican than 14 of 20 neighbors.
25030 runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25030 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 25030, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 25030, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 25030 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of zip codes).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 25030, 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 25030 looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. 25030 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in 25030 report food insecurity, above 84% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in 25030 have completed high school, below 84% 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.