Bayard, West Virginia is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. It has a rich history and culture that dates back to the 1800s. Although there are no public records of the population count, it is estimated that around 500 people live in Bayard. Politically, Bayard is represented by elected officials from both major parties at both local and state levels. At the local level, Bayard has an elected mayor and council members that are chosen by citizens who live within the city limits. The mayor and council members work together to address issues that affect all citizens of Bayard such as safety, infrastructure improvements, land use planning and economic development. At the state level, officials from Bayard are voted on by residents of the entire county. These representatives focus on matters that affect larger areas than just one municipality such as healthcare reform or tax reform. No matter what party they belong to, these representatives come together to ensure their constituents have their voices heard in government decisions throughout West Virginia.
The political climate in Bayard, WV is strongly conservative.
Grant County, WV is very conservative. In Grant County, WV 11.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.4% to 11.0%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bayard, WV is strongly conservative.
Grant County, West Virginia 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.
Bayard, 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 Bayard, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)