25818 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 25818 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25818, ~12% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25818 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25818 leans more Republican than 22 of 44 neighbors.
25818 runs about 18 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25818 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 25818, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in 25818 drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 25818 are family households, above 85% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 25818, 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 25818 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in 25818 report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in 25818 have completed high school, below 96% 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.