Cross Lanes, WV is an unincorporated community located in the heart of Kanawha County. Politically, Cross Lanes is located within a larger region that is represented by both Republicans and Democrats in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Cross Lanes has a long history of local politics, with many candidates running for local office every year. Some of the issues that Cross Lanes citizens are most concerned about include education, public safety, and economic development. Through the years, elected officials from both major parties have worked to ensure that the people of Cross Lanes have access to quality services and support. Local elections often focus on issues such as crime and taxes but also emphasize the importance of investing in public infrastructure like roads and bridges as well as providing economic incentives for business development. Ultimately, whatever political views may be held by residents in Cross Lanes, everyone wants what's best for their community and its citizens – a safe place to live with plenty of opportunities available to them.
The political climate in Cross Lanes, WV is somewhat conservative.
Kanawha County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Kanawha County, WV 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kanawha county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 41.8%.
Kanawha county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cross Lanes, WV is somewhat conservative.
Kanawha County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Charleston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Cross Lanes, West Virginia: d 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 Cross Lanes, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 660 contributions totaling $42,774 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $127,681 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,064 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)