Waverly, WV is a small rural town in the Appalachian Mountains. It has a long history of local politics that is deeply rooted in the culture of Waverly. The city government organizes public works projects and takes part in major decisions such as zoning laws and school funding. Local elections are held every two years to elect city council members who will represent the citizens of Waverly on a range of issues from infrastructure to economic development. Political engagement is an important part of life in Waverly, with voter participation usually at high levels and many citizens actively engaged with their local representatives. The town also hosts several civic organizations which provide resources for community members to become more informed about local politics and take part in decision making for their community.
The political climate in Waverly, WV is strongly conservative.
Wood County, WV is very conservative. In Wood County, WV 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 28.2%.
Wood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waverly, WV is strongly conservative.
Wood County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Parkersburg-Vienna 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.
Waverly, 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 Waverly, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $10,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $10,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)