26405 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 26405 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 26405, ~13% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 26405 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 26405 leans more Republican than 13 of 15 neighbors.
26405 runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 26405 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 26405, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 26405, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 26405 are family households, above 88% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 26405, 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 26405 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 26405 have completed high school, about 10 points above the West Virginia average of 86%. 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.