The small town of Mason, WV is known for its peaceful and friendly atmosphere, but it also has a vibrant political culture. With many different elected officials in office, Mason residents feel a strong sense of engagement in local government. The mayor is the chief executive responsible for day-to-day operations of the city and serves a four-year term. There are also City Council members who work with the mayor to make decisions about city affairs, such as planning, zoning, budgeting, public safety and infrastructure. Every two years there is an election to fill open positions on both the Mayor’s office and City Council. During this time, Mason residents come together to select their leaders and ensure that their voices are heard in local government.
The political climate in Mason, WV is strongly conservative.
Mason County, WV is very conservative. In Mason County, WV 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.5%.
Mason county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mason, WV is strongly conservative.
Mason County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Point Pleasant Metro Area 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.
Mason, 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 Mason, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,040 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)