26448 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 54% of adults in 26448 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 26448, ~9% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 26448 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 26448 leans more Republican than 20 of 25 neighbors.
26448 runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why 26448 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 26448, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in 26448 hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 26448 are family households, above 84% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 26448, 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 26448 looks the way it does
Turnout in 26448 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.