Mannington, West Virginia is a small rural town located in the northern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population and is known for its strong sense of community. Politically, Mannington leans Democratic in presidential elections, however local politics often reflects an even split between the two major parties. Local elections are typically fiercely contested by both Democrats and Republicans who offer candidates with varying levels of experience. Issues that frequently come up in Mannington’s local political scene include economic development, education reform, and environmental conservation. There are also occasional debates about social issues such as gun control and immigration policy. Despite their differences on these issues, residents of Mannington have always been united in their commitment to the community’s well-being and progress over time.
The political climate in Mannington, WV is moderately conservative.
Marion County, WV is strongly conservative. In Marion County, WV 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 34.5%.
Marion county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mannington, WV is moderately conservative.
Marion County, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Fairmont Metro Area is strongly 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.
Mannington, 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 Mannington, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $1,307 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $59,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,066 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)