Shepherdstown, WV is a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains with a rich history and strong sense of community. The Shepherdstown Town Council consists of five members who are elected to represent the citizens of the town. The Town Council helps to govern and guide the town towards a prosperous future. They work collaboratively to pass ordinances, review zoning and land use requests, and create budgets for departments like infrastructure, fire protection, police protection, public works, recreation programs, and more. They also reach out to local businesses and organizations to promote economic development for the betterment of the entire community. As Shepherdstown continues to grow and prosper, its citizens look forward to having leaders that will help protect its unique identity while fostering growth into the future.
The political climate in Shepherdstown, WV is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, WV 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shepherdstown, WV is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
West Virginia is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia: r r d r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Shepherdstown, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,013 contributions totaling $134,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $97,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)