Elizabeth, WV is a small rural city located in West Virginia. It is home to a close-knit community of locals who are actively involved in their local politics. The City Council consists of five members that work together to make decisions affecting the lives of the people of Elizabeth. They strive to maintain a safe and prosperous environment for the community by working with local law enforcement and government agencies to ensure that all citizens have access to resources and opportunities that benefit them and their families. They also take into consideration proposed changes in policy that may affect the quality of life for all residents. In addition, there are numerous other political organizations active in Elizabeth, from small grassroots initiatives to larger national campaigns. All these groups work together to ensure that everyone has a voice in how their town moves forward.
The political climate in Elizabeth, WV is strongly conservative.
Wirt County, WV is very conservative. In Wirt County, WV 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wirt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 17.6%.
Wirt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elizabeth, WV is strongly conservative.
Wirt County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Parkersburg-Vienna 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.
Elizabeth, 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 Elizabeth, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $959 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)