25671 is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 53% of adults in 25671 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25671, ~6% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25671 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25671 leans more Republican than 30 of 31 neighbors.
25671 runs about 36 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25671 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 25671, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 25671, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 25671 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 91% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in 25671 are family households, above 98% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 25671, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 25671 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 25671 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 42%, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in 25671 report food insecurity, above 92% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in 25671 have completed high school, below 97% 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.