25564 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 25564 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25564, ~12% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25564 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25564 leans more Republican than 18 of 30 neighbors.
25564 runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 25564. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 25564 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 25564, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 25564, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in 25564 drive to work alone, above 93% of zip codes. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 25564 are family households, above 78% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 25564, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 25564 looks the way it does
Turnout in 25564 sits close to the national pattern. 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.