Great Cacapon in West Virginia is a rural community with a population of just under 500 people. It is known for its beautiful views and quaint atmosphere, but residents are also very active in local politics. Many political issues, such as economic development and infrastructure improvements, are discussed within the town hall meetings. Great Cacapon has elected representatives from both major political parties who serve on the county commission and school board. The town also sends citizens to Charleston to participate in statewide policy discussions. Residents of Great Cacapon take an active role in their local politics and are committed to representing the best interests of the community.
The political climate in Great Cacapon, WV is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, WV is very conservative. In Morgan County, WV 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.0%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Great Cacapon, WV is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, West Virginia 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.
Great Cacapon, 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 Great Cacapon, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $7,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $3,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)