The small town of Fairview, WV is known for its peaceful atmosphere. It is a place where the locals have worked together to create a thriving community. The political landscape in Fairview is no different. The locals are dedicated to ensuring that their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions that will shape their future and that of the town. To make sure all local residents get a say, there are plenty of opportunities for people to participate in politics, ranging from attending local town halls and rallies to volunteering on campaigns and voting in elections. There may not be any local political candidates running in this election cycle, but the town's citizens take pride in making sure they understand the issues and actively engage in discussions about them.
The political climate in Fairview, WV is strongly 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
Fairview, WV is strongly 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.
Fairview, 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 Fairview, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 271 contributions totaling $8,733 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $4,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)