The politics in 24701 Bluefield, WV are strongly influenced by the surrounding area. Located near the Tennessee and Virginia state lines, the city is home to a diverse population that reflects its rural and small-town character. While there is no single party or political affiliation that dominates in the city, residents tend to be more conservative on social issues than on economic ones. The local political landscape is led by grassroots campaigns and organizations focused on important issues such as education reform, economic development, public safety, environmental protection, and civil rights. Local elections are held every two years to elect officials to serve in various offices including mayor and city council members. Candidates for office must gain support from voters through door-to-door campaigning and other forms of outreach in order to win their respective races.
The political climate in Zip 24701 (Bluefield, WV) is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, WV is very conservative. In Mercer County, WV 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 22.1%.
Mercer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24701 (Bluefield, WV) is strongly conservative.
Bluefield, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Bluefield 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.
Bluefield, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 24701 (Bluefield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $16,282 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $131,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $872 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)