25035 leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 72% of adults in 25035 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25035, ~23% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25035 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25035 leans more Republican than 15 of 49 neighbors.
25035 runs about 6 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 25035. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 29 points.
Why 25035 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 25035, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in 25035 drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 25035 are family households, above 83% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 25035, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 25035 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in 25035 own their home, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. 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.