Shinnston, West Virginia is a small town in Harrison County that is known for its rich historical culture and close-knit community. Although the population of Shinnston is small, there are still important decisions to be made at the local political level. The local government consists of an elected mayor who serves as the head of the city council, which oversees a number of committees including public safety, public works, and finances. In addition to these elected officials, citizens can also get involved in politics through local voting initiatives such as ballot measures or referendums that aim to improve life in Shinnston. Local candidates regularly run for office each election cycle to better represent their neighbors’ interests and affect change in their communities. Through both voting and active engagement with their elected representatives, residents can have a direct impact on how decisions are made that shape Shinnston's future.
The political climate in Shinnston, WV is moderately conservative.
Harrison County, WV is very conservative. In Harrison County, WV 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Harrison county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shinnston, WV is moderately conservative.
Harrison County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Clarksburg Metro Area 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.
Shinnston, West Virginia: d 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 Shinnston, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $3,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $7,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $531 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)