Spencer, West Virginia is a small town nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It is a tight-knit community with strong values and hardworking citizens. The politics in Spencer are reflective of its close-knit nature, as local elections are dominated by familiar faces and longstanding traditions. These candidates take pride in upholding the values that have made Spencer such an inviting place to live and work. They often emphasize the importance of keeping taxes low while providing quality services to residents. In addition, they strive to preserve the traditional culture and heritage of the area while also embracing new opportunities for growth and development. Spencer’s political environment may be small-scale, but it serves as an example of how local politicians can make a big impact on their communities.
The political climate in Spencer, WV is moderately conservative.
Roane County, WV is very conservative. In Roane County, WV 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roane county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.2%.
Roane county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spencer, WV is moderately conservative.
Roane 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.
Spencer, 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 Spencer, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $2,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $37,148 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $404 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)