Glen Jean, West Virginia is a small rural community located in Fayette County. The town has a long and rich history, with roots that stretch back to the early 1800s when it was first settled by pioneers. Despite its small size, Glen Jean boasts an active political environment which involves residents in local issues and encourages engagement in the democratic process. In recent years, local elections have seen a variety of candidates from both major parties vying for positions on the Town Council and other elected offices. Residents are heavily involved in these elections and take their civic responsibilities seriously, voting for candidates that they feel will best represent their interests. There is also a strong sense of community spirit in Glen Jean which helps to promote civil discourse among residents on local issues such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure, education, and economic development. This allows citizens to be heard by elected officials and ensures that their voices are heard in the decision-making process.
The political climate in Glen Jean, WV is strongly 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
Glen Jean, WV is strongly 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.
Glen Jean, 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 Glen Jean, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $26,837 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $7,853 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)