25248 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 25248 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25248, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25248 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25248 leans more Republican than 11 of 13 neighbors.
25248 runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25248 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 25248, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in 25248 hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in 25248 drive to work alone, above 92% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 25248, 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 25248 looks the way it does
Turnout in 25248 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.