The politics in Falls View, WV are shaped by the people who live here and the issues that they care about. The citizens of Falls View are passionate about upholding local values, which is reflected in their active participation in local elections. Elections for mayor and city council regularly draw a large voter turnout, as citizens take an active role in shaping their community’s future. Issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure projects, economic development initiatives and environmental protection are all closely debated during election cycles. Additionally, Falls View is home to many civic organizations that work to promote solutions to local challenges through advocacy and lobbying efforts. Residents of Falls View recognize the important role that political engagement plays in maintaining an atmosphere of positive progress for their community.
The political climate in Falls View, WV is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, WV is very conservative. In Fayette County, WV 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 30.0%.
Fayette county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Falls View, WV is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Beckley 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.
Falls View, West Virginia: D d 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 Falls View, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $255 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)