25601 is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 25601 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25601, ~12% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25601 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25601 leans more Republican than 1 of 39 neighbors.
25601 runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 25601. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 25601 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 25601, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 25601, about 93% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; 25601, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 25601 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in 25601 report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 25601 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in 25601 have completed high school, below 91% 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.