Handley, WV is a small town located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The town has a vibrant political life with various candidates running for local office. Recently, the mayor's race has been especially heated. Residents from both major political parties have declared their candidacy and are actively campaigning in order to win over voter support. The town also elects representatives for its county council which have considerable influence on local decision making. As Handley continues to grow and evolve, its citizens remain actively engaged in politics and are committed to ensuring that they cast their votes in favor of those candidates who will best serve the interests of their community.
The political climate in Handley, WV is somewhat conservative.
Kanawha County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Kanawha County, WV 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kanawha county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 41.8%.
Kanawha county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Handley, WV is somewhat conservative.
Kanawha County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Charleston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Handley, West Virginia: d 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 Handley, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)