Fairmont, WV is a small city situated in Marion County with a strong sense of community. The local politics of Fairmont is a reflection of the community that it represents and serves. Politics in Fairmont are mainly centered on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and educational reform. These topics are at the forefront of the discussion within city council meetings and within the conversations held by local residents. Politically speaking, Fairmont has been represented by Democratic parties for decades, however there has been some shifts in power towards more conservative perspectives recently. Recently elected representatives have implemented initiatives to reduce taxes and fund community projects such as beautifying parks, providing access to fresh food sources, and expanding after school programs for youth.
The political climate in Fairmont, WV is somewhat conservative.
Marion County, WV is strongly conservative. In Marion County, WV 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 34.5%.
Marion county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairmont, WV is somewhat conservative.
Marion County, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Fairmont Metro Area is strongly 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.
Fairmont, West Virginia: D d d 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 Fairmont, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,436 contributions totaling $136,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 564 contributions totaling $311,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $552 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)