Rowlesburg, West Virginia is a tight knit community known for its small town charm. Although the town is quite small, there is still plenty of political activity in the area. Local elections often draw a great deal of attention as the residents come together to decide who will best represent their interests in government. Campaigns focus on issues that are important to the local population, such as education, infrastructure, and public safety. The debates between candidates are often lively and passionate, with residents eager to hear how each candidate would handle important matters if elected. Though relatively small in size, Rowlesburg has a vibrant political scene where all voices can be heard.
The political climate in Rowlesburg, WV is strongly conservative.
Preston County, WV is very conservative. In Preston County, WV 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Preston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.7%.
Preston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rowlesburg, WV is strongly conservative.
Preston County, West Virginia is very 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.
Rowlesburg, 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 Rowlesburg, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $8,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)