Rainelle, WV is a small town located in the heart of the Appalachians. Politically, Rainelle is a conservative community that generally leans towards Republican candidates. While there may be occasional local political candidates running for office, there is no unified party or organized system of government representing the people of Rainelle. The people of Rainelle rely heavily on their local representatives to advocate for their interests and ensure that their voices are heard in larger political discussions. Despite its small size, Rainelle still plays an important role in the state politics of West Virginia due to its high levels of voter turnout and motivated citizens who are eager to make their opinions known about issues they care about.
The political climate in Rainelle, WV is moderately conservative.
Greenbrier County, WV is very conservative. In Greenbrier County, WV 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenbrier county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.4%.
Greenbrier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rainelle, WV is moderately conservative.
Greenbrier 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.
Rainelle, 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 Rainelle, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $2,374 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)