25057 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 52% of adults in 25057 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25057, ~19% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25057 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25057 leans more Republican than 4 of 49 neighbors.
25057 runs about 16 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 25057. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 10 points.
Why 25057 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 25057, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in 25057 hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in 25057 are family households, above 97% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 25057, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 25057 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in 25057 report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in 25057 have completed high school, below 83% 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.