25130 is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 58% of adults in 25130 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25130, ~14% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25130 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25130 is the least Republican-leaning.
25130 runs about 9 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 25130. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 18 points.
Why 25130 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 25130, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 25130, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; 25130, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 25130 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 84% of adults in 25130 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.