26136 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 26136 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 26136, ~10% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 26136 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 26136 leans more Republican than 9 of 13 neighbors.
26136 runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 26136 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 26136, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in 26136 hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 26136 is about 95%, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 26136, 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 26136 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in 26136 own their home, about 10 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.