The politics in Fort Gay, WV often involve local candidates who are passionate about making the community a better place. They focus on improving vital services such as public safety, education, public transportation, and economic development. Residents of Fort Gay care deeply about their community and make sure to stay informed on the current candidates running for office and the issues they stand for. Elections are held every two years to determine who will lead Fort Gay and make important decisions that affect all of its citizens. These elections allow the people of Fort Gay to have a say in their government by voting for candidates who align with their own beliefs and values. With such an engaged population, it is no wonder why Fort Gay has seen many successful politicians come out of its community.
The political climate in Fort Gay, WV is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, WV is very conservative. In Wayne County, WV 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.1%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Gay, WV is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Fort Gay, 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 Fort Gay, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $273 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)