Omar, West Virginia is a small town located in Logan County with a population of around 300 people. Politics in Omar are determined by the local government, which is comprised of representatives from the mayor’s office and other elected officials. The current mayor of Omar is James Taylor, who has been in office since 2012. The town council is made up of five members who are responsible for determining the local policies that affect the citizens of Omar. Elections are held every two years and residents can vote for their preferred candidates who will represent them in the town council. Issues like taxation, public services, infrastructure projects and more are debated and decided upon at these regular meetings. Additionally, cultural events and fairs are organized throughout the year to celebrate the town's rich history and culture. Overall, politics in Omar have always been a source of pride for its citizens as they actively take part in making their local government more responsive to their needs and aspirations.
The political climate in Omar, WV is strongly conservative.
Logan County, WV is very conservative. In Logan County, WV 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 17.9%.
Logan county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Omar, WV is strongly conservative.
Logan 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.
Omar, 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 Omar, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $245 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)