25140 is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 46% of adults in 25140 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25140, ~6% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25140 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25140 leans more Republican than 28 of 36 neighbors.
25140 runs about 33 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25140 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 25140, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 25140, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 25140 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 90% of zip codes).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 25140, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 25140 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 25140 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 38%, about 14 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in 25140 report food insecurity, above 95% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in 25140 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction 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.