Fairlea, West Virginia is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains. The politics of the town are quite unique and can be best described as conservatively progressive. Locals of Fairlea proudly support their local government and elected officials with the intention that they will work to ensure a bright future for their community. They believe in a combination of fiscal responsibility and personal freedom, which is why so many residents have chosen to make Fairlea their home. Residents take pride in being involved in local government decisions, and are inspired by the opportunity to influence the course of the town’s direction. With a strong focus on education, health care, public safety, and environmental protection, citizens of Fairlea strive to support candidates who share their values and look out for all its citizens.
The political climate in Fairlea, WV is moderately conservative.
Greenbrier County, WV is very conservative. In Greenbrier County, WV 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenbrier county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.4%.
Greenbrier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairlea, WV is moderately conservative.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia 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.
Fairlea, 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 Fairlea, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 811 contributions totaling $127,631 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $54,324 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)