26430 is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 67% of adults in 26430 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 26430, ~11% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 26430 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 26430 leans more Republican than 15 of 18 neighbors.
26430 runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 26430 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 26430, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 26430 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in 26430 are family households, above 94% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 26430, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 26430 looks the way it does
Turnout in 26430 sits close to the national pattern. 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.