25638 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 50% of adults in 25638 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25638, ~8% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25638 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25638 leans more Republican than 15 of 42 neighbors.
25638 runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25638 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 25638, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in 25638 live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 25638 sits in the bottom quarter (about 5%, in the bottom fraction of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 25638 are family households, above 96% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 25638, 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 25638 looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. 25638 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in 25638 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction 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.