Kermit, West Virginia is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. It is located in the Appalachian Mountains and boasts a picturesque backdrop. Despite its size, the town has an active local government and politics play an important role in everyday life. The town elects officials every four years to serve as mayor and members of the city council. Local elections tend to have high voter turnout, as citizens feel very connected with their elected representatives and take part in shaping decisions that affect their daily lives. During election season, candidates from both major political parties can be found campaigning in the town square or visiting homes door-to-door. By participating in local politics, residents of Kermit are able to provide for themselves and maintain a sense of community while improving their beloved home town.
The political climate in Kermit, WV is strongly conservative.
Mingo County, WV is very conservative. In Mingo County, WV 13.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mingo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.9%.
Mingo county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kermit, WV is strongly conservative.
Mingo 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.
Kermit, 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 Kermit, 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 6 contributions totaling $1,213 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)