Capon Bridge, West Virginia is a small town located in the Eastern Panhandle, and has a population of around 1,000 people. The local government of the town consists of an elected mayor and six council members who are voted in by residents of Capon Bridge. The political scene in Capon Bridge is fairly tame, as the city tends to be quite conservative leaning and typically re-elects incumbents to office. Most issues that have faced the town in recent years are centered around economic development and protecting its small-town charm. Issues such as expanding infrastructure projects, bringing new businesses into the city, or encouraging more tourism are all topics that have been discussed by politicians from both sides of the aisle. With these issues in mind, Capon Bridge citizens will continue to work together towards achieving their common goals for this small but charming village.
The political climate in Capon Bridge, WV is strongly conservative.
Hampshire County, WV is very conservative. In Hampshire County, WV 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampshire county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 19.2%.
Hampshire county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Capon Bridge, WV is strongly conservative.
Hampshire County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Winchester Metro Area is strongly 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.
Capon Bridge, 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 Capon Bridge, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $1,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $4,110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)