25989 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 25989 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 25989, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 25989 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 25989 leans more Republican than 24 of 36 neighbors.
25989 runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 25989. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 25989 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 25989, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in 25989 are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; 25989, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 25989 looks the way it does
Turnout in 25989 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.