25625 is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 37% of adults in 25625 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25625, ~6% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25625 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25625 leans more Republican than 12 of 37 neighbors.
25625 runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25625 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 25625, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in 25625 drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 25625 sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of zip codes).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 25625, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 25625 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 25625 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 41%, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in 25625 report food insecurity, above 89% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 25625 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.