25647 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 25647 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25647, ~9% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25647 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25647 leans more Republican than 18 of 41 neighbors.
25647 runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25647 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 25647, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in 25647 hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 25647 is about 98%, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 25647, WV sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 25647 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. 25647 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 81% of adults in 25647 have completed high school, below 89% 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.