Chester, WV is a small town located in Hancock County. It has a rich history and is home to many self-sustaining businesses. While it may be small in population, Chester is home to many active political organizations and initiatives that work hard to create a brighter future for the community. Local citizens are passionate about their local government and engage actively with their elected officials to ensure that their voices are heard. From town halls to rallies, Chester residents have shown that they won't be ignored when it comes to politics. They take pride in their town's history and strive for progress by collaborating on solutions that will keep the town moving forward.
The political climate in Chester, WV is moderately conservative.
Hancock County, WV is very conservative. In Hancock County, WV 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.5%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chester, WV is moderately conservative.
Hancock County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Weirton-Steubenville 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.
Chester, 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 Chester, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,307 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)