Farmington, WV is a small town with a population of just over 700 people. The town is governed by a Mayor and six City Council members, all elected in nonpartisan elections. Politically, Farmington leans conservative with most residents supporting Republican candidates. The current mayor has been in office for 10 years and has gained the trust of the community with his well-informed decisions and attention to detail. The city council works hard to ensure that Farmington remains an attractive place to live with strong services and amenities. They meet regularly to discuss development plans and new ideas that will benefit the community as a whole. Election cycles are always hotly contested, as local citizens take their civic duties seriously and cast their ballots in support of candidates who they believe best represent their interests and values.
The political climate in Farmington, 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
Farmington, 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.
Farmington, 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 Farmington, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,027 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)