Brookhaven is a small municipality located in West Virginia, with a population of approximately 600 people. It is known for its quaint atmosphere and close-knit community. Politically, Brookhaven has been historically quite conservative, with most of the local politicians running on platforms that focus on fiscal responsibility and economic growth for the area. The town council is composed mainly of Republican members, who strive to ensure that the citizens have access to the services they need while still promoting healthy business practices and keeping taxes low. Recent efforts made by these politicians have included supporting public works projects such as parks and sidewalks, as well as providing tax credits for businesses that choose to open in Brookhaven. With their commitment to personal freedoms and economic growth, the political scene in Brookhaven is sure to be an interesting one in the coming years.
The political climate in Brookhaven, WV is somewhat conservative.
Monongalia County, WV is leaning conservative. In Monongalia County, WV 48.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monongalia county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.2%.
Monongalia county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brookhaven, WV is somewhat conservative.
Monongalia County, West Virginia is leaning 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.
Brookhaven, West Virginia: r r d 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 Brookhaven, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,112 contributions totaling $455,548 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,048 contributions totaling $1,025,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $978 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)