Rupert, WV is a small rural town with a population of less than 3,000 people. As such, it has a limited political landscape compared to larger cities. The local government in Rupert consists of an elected mayor and city council. These elected officials work together to create and enact legislation that affects the community and help determine how tax dollars are spent. Every couple of years, citizens in Rupert have the opportunity to choose who will represent them at the local level by voting for the candidate they believe will make the best decisions for their town. Although there may be some unknown candidates running for office in Rupert, most elections usually feature familiar faces chosen from among those already well-known in town. Residents of Rupert also have representation on a state and national level through their congressional representatives from West Virginia. Overall, politics in Rupert is relatively low-key and most residents take their civic duty seriously by participating in each election cycle and making sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Rupert, WV is strongly 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
Rupert, WV is strongly 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.
Rupert, 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 Rupert, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $365 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)