Pentress, WV is a small town that is home to many interesting people and places. Politically, the town is represented at the local level by the Pentress Town Council which is responsible for making decisions about local issues such as public services, infrastructure projects, and economic development. The Council consists of seven members who are elected by members of the community every four years. All residents of Pentress have the opportunity to vote in local elections and are encouraged to take an active interest in their government’s policies and initiatives. Beyond this primary seat of local politics, Pentress also elects representatives to serve in both state and federal governments. Residents here strive to stay informed about their rights and responsibilities as citizens in order to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes time to make important political decisions.
The political climate in Pentress, WV is moderately conservative.
Monongalia County, WV is leaning conservative. In Monongalia County, WV 48.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monongalia county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.2%.
Monongalia county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pentress, WV is moderately conservative.
Monongalia County, West Virginia is leaning conservative.
Morgantown Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Pentress, West Virginia: r r 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 Pentress, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $6,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,339 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $4,501 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)