Burlington, WV is located in the northwestern region of West Virginia and is the county seat of Mineral County. The town has a vibrant political atmosphere, with many candidates running for local office. In recent years, the main focus of local politics has been on improving the quality of life for citizens in Burlington and throughout Mineral County. Issues such as providing better infrastructure, increasing educational opportunities, and promoting economic growth have all been top priorities for candidates seeking to represent the area in government. There is also a strong focus on maintaining an environment that encourages the conservation of natural resources and protecting wildlife habitats. As officials work to ensure that all residents have access to these important services, they strive to make Burlington a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Burlington, WV is strongly conservative.
Mineral County, WV is very conservative. In Mineral County, WV 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mineral county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.0% to 20.7%.
Mineral county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington, WV is strongly conservative.
Mineral County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Cumberland 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.
Burlington, 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 Burlington, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $2,866 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $287 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $904 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)