Romney, WV is an attractive small town with a unique character in West Virginia. This tight-knit community is known for its sense of history and pride in their community and political views. The politics of Romney feature representatives from both major political parties that strive to represent the interests of the residents. Politically, the area leans towards conservative values but it isn’t uncommon to see a few progressive candidates on the ballot. There are plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved in local politics, with organizations like the Hampshire County GOP and Democratic clubs available. Residents can also join forces to work together on issues that affect them, such as economic development or educational reform. Politics are always changing in Romney and residents will continue to have their input in shaping their future.
The political climate in Romney, WV is moderately conservative.
Hampshire County, WV is very conservative. In Hampshire County, WV 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampshire county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 19.2%.
Hampshire county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Romney, WV is moderately conservative.
Hampshire County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Winchester Metro Area is strongly 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.
Romney, 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 Romney, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 655 contributions totaling $28,608 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $4,579 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)