25119 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 25119 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25119, ~15% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25119 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25119 leans more Republican than 22 of 49 neighbors.
25119 runs about 6 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 25119. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 35 points.
Why 25119 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 25119, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in 25119 hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 25119 is about 96%, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 25119, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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 25119 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 84% of adults in 25119 have completed high school, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 90%. 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.