25401 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 50% of adults in 25401 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25401, ~23% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25401 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25401 leans more Republican than 1 of 23 neighbors.
25401 runs about 35 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25401 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 25401, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
25401 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 91%, far above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 25401, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 25401 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 50% of households in 25401 rent, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 25401 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in 25401 report food insecurity, above 85% 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.