26283 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 70% of adults in 26283 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 26283, ~14% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 26283 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 26283 leans more Republican than 6 of 12 neighbors.
26283 runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 26283. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 26283 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 26283, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 26283 drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in 26283 are family households, above 92% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 26283, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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 26283 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in 26283 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.