Barboursville, West Virginia is a small town located in northern West Virginia. The town has a rich history of political involvement and numerous opportunities for residents to get involved in the local political process. From participating in elections and voting drives to joining community organizations that advocate for local issues, Barboursville citizens have traditionally had an active role in their local government. Despite its small size, Barboursville is host to the Cabell County Courthouse, which is home to many of the county’s elected officials. Additionally, the city has several representatives in both houses of the West Virginia legislature who are actively engaged in state politics. The current mayor of Barboursville is Martin Seufer, who was elected in 2019 and is committed to working with various community groups on projects such as infrastructure upgrades and economic development initiatives. Residents of Barboursville are encouraged to stay informed about local politics and make their voices heard through voting, attending public meetings and joining civic clubs.
The political climate in Barboursville, WV is somewhat conservative.
Cabell County, WV is moderately conservative. In Cabell County, WV 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cabell county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 40.1%.
Cabell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barboursville, WV is somewhat conservative.
Cabell County, West Virginia is moderately conservative.
Huntington-Ashland Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Barboursville, West Virginia: r R R 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 Barboursville, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 870 contributions totaling $114,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 874 contributions totaling $442,855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $507 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)