25141 is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 44% of adults in 25141 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25141, ~9% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25141 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25141 leans more Republican than 1 of 20 neighbors.
25141 runs about 16 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25141 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 25141, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 25141, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 25141 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 84% of zip codes).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 25141, 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 25141 looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. 25141 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 25141 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in 25141 have completed high school, below 83% 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.