25059 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 45% of adults in 25059 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25059, ~9% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25059 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25059 leans more Republican than 36 of 43 neighbors.
25059 runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 25059. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 17 points.
Why 25059 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 25059, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in 25059 live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 25059 sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 97% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 25059 are family households, above 92% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 25059, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 25059 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. 25059 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 25059 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.