Reader, WV is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. Politically, the town is primarily composed of conservative-leaning voters who tend to lean towards Republicans in presidential and congressional elections. Although Reader does not have any local political candidates running for office, it does have several active citizens who are passionate about engaging in the political process and representing their hometown on a larger scale. Many members of the community are involved in grassroots organizations that work to support causes related to economic development, environmental protection, and social justice. There are also many volunteer opportunities for individuals to help their peers by working with their representatives at the state and federal levels on issues that affect them directly. Overall, Reader has an active political environment that values civic engagement and encourages its citizens to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Reader, WV is strongly conservative.
Wetzel County, WV is very conservative. In Wetzel County, WV 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wetzel county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 23.1%.
Wetzel county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Reader, WV is strongly conservative.
Wetzel 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.
Reader, 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 Reader, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)