Brandonville, WV is a small town located in West Virginia with a population of just over 2,500 people. The political landscape in Brandonville is mainly dominated by the Democratic and Republican parties. Local elections typically see both parties vying for control of the City Council. The current mayor is Matt Johnson, a Democrat who was elected in 2019. During his tenure, Mayor Johnson has been focused on revitalizing the local economy and investing in infrastructure projects to create economic growth in the area. He has also supported efforts to provide access to quality educational opportunities for students and families living in Brandonville. Additionally, Mayor Johnson has taken steps to increase public safety by creating community-oriented policing initiatives and increasing funding for enforcement officers. All of these measures are designed to make Brandonville an attractive place to live while preserving its traditional values and culture.
The political climate in Brandonville, WV is strongly conservative.
Preston County, WV is very conservative. In Preston County, WV 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Preston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.7%.
Preston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brandonville, WV is strongly conservative.
Preston County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Morgantown Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Brandonville, 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 Brandonville, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $3,728 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $9,117 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)