Dunbar, WV is a small town located in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is home to a diverse population of just over 5,000 people. It is known for its strong sense of community and local pride. Politics in Dunbar are closely tied to the city's history and residents value their voice when it comes to choosing their local representatives. Every election season brings forth energetic campaigns from both Democratic and Republican candidates vying for the public's attention. The citizens of Dunbar take their civic duties seriously, and make sure to stay informed on issues that matter most to them. Voting turnout is always high in this town, as citizens understand that their voices can make a difference in the future of the city.
The political climate in Dunbar, WV is leaning conservative.
Kanawha County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Kanawha County, WV 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kanawha county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 41.8%.
Kanawha county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dunbar, WV is leaning conservative.
Kanawha County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Charleston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Dunbar, West Virginia: d 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 Dunbar, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,782 contributions totaling $121,918 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 418 contributions totaling $259,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $621 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)