Springfield is a small town in West Virginia with a population of roughly 1000 people. The political landscape in Springfield is largely focused on local issues, such as zoning regulations, public safety, taxes, infrastructure improvements, and other topics that are directly related to the citizens' well-being. The local government consists of five elected officials: Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Council President and two Council Members. Each official serves for three years and represents his or her constituents in important decisions that will shape the future of Springfield. Elections are held yearly for each position and residents can register to vote at their local polling station before each election. In recent years, local politics has seen an influx of engagement from the citizens due to the increasing awareness surrounding certain issues like climate change. Additionally, candidates from both major political parties have been campaigning on platforms dealing with health care access, education reform, economic development, and other matters that impact the citizens of Springfield. Local debates between candidates are held prior to elections so people can become informed about each candidate's views and opinions on important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Springfield, WV is strongly 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
Springfield, WV is strongly 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.
Springfield, 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 Springfield, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $1,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)