26293 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 26293 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 26293, ~9% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 26293 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 26293 leans more Republican than 11 of 12 neighbors.
26293 runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 26293 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 26293, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 26293 sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the West Virginia average of 93%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 26293 are family households, above 88% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 26293, 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 26293 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 77% of adults in 26293 have completed high school, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 90%. 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.