25132 is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 38% of adults in 25132 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25132, ~9% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25132 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25132 leans more Republican than 31 of 48 neighbors.
25132 runs about 9 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 25132. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 25132 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 25132, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 1% of adults in 25132 hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 25132 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of zip codes).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 25132, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 25132 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in 25132 have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in 25132 have more than one occupant per room, above 82% 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.