25801 leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 25801 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25801, ~23% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25801 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25801 leans more Republican than 1 of 47 neighbors.
25801 runs about 14 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 25801. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+48), a spread of about 54 points.
Why 25801 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 25801, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
25801 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, far above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 25801, WV sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in 25801 looks the way it does
Turnout in 25801 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.