25916 is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 68% of adults in 25916 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25916, ~7% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25916 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25916 leans more Republican than 43 of 49 neighbors.
25916 runs about 36 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 25916 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 25916, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in 25916 live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 25916 fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in 25916 are family households, above 96% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 25916, 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 25916 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in 25916 own their home, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. 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.