25103 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 25103 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25103, ~15% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25103 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25103 leans more Republican than 24 of 50 neighbors.
25103 runs about 6 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25103 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 25103, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in 25103 hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 25103 are family households, above 76% of zip codes.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; 25103, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in 25103 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 24% of adults in 25103 report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. 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.