The small town of Thomas, WV is a regional center for politics in the area. It serves as a hub for West Virginia government and legislative activities. Politicians from all around the state come to Thomas to engage in political discourse, discuss ideas, and draft bills that will affect the whole state. In recent years, a number of local politicians have been elected by Thomas citizens to represent them at the state level. These individuals bring their knowledge and expertise to bear on local issues and work hard to ensure that all citizens are represented fairly and without prejudice or bias. The focus of these representatives is always on improving the lives of Thomas's citizens by advocating for greater access to healthcare, educational opportunities, and economic stability. With its close proximity to Charleston, local politicians strive to make sure that Thomas is included in any decisions made by policymakers at the Capitol.
The political climate in Thomas, WV is moderately conservative.
Tucker County, WV is very conservative. In Tucker County, WV 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tucker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.4%.
Tucker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thomas, WV is moderately conservative.
Tucker 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.
Thomas, 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 Thomas, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 174 contributions totaling $9,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $828 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)