25908 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 76% of adults in 25908 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25908, ~12% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25908 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25908 leans more Republican than 22 of 53 neighbors.
25908 runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25908 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 25908, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in 25908 drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 25908 are family households, above 79% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 25908, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 25908 looks the way it does
Turnout in 25908 sits close to the national pattern. 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.