Madison, WV is a small town with a population of approximately 1,500 people. It is part of Boone County and has been a political hotspot in recent years. The town features a number of prominent local figures in both major political parties, including Mayor David Ralston and City Council member Debbie Jones. In addition to these individuals, the Town Council features members from both the Democratic and Republican Parties. As such, Madison has become known for its political debates and dialogue between the two sides as well as local residents. The town also regularly holds elections for both mayor and city council positions which have seen an increased voter turnout over the past few years. Therefore, it can be said that Madison is a politically active place where passionate citizens can voice their opinions on important topics that affect their livelihoods and community.
The political climate in Madison, WV is strongly conservative.
Boone County, WV is very conservative. In Boone County, WV 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 22.6%.
Boone county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison, WV is strongly conservative.
Boone County, West Virginia is very 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.
Madison, West Virginia: D D D 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 Madison, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $19,114 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $8,188 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)