The politics in Williamson, WV are dominated by local candidates who strive to make the community a better place. These candidates often focus on issues such as education, infrastructure, economic development, and public safety. They regularly host town hall meetings and other events to engage with residents and listen to their concerns. In recent years, they have also been active in advocating for changes such as redistricting voting districts and better access to healthcare. As a result of their hard work, Williamson has seen progress in many areas that contribute to a thriving local economy and community.
The political climate in Williamson, WV is moderately conservative.
Mingo County, WV is very conservative. In Mingo County, WV 13.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mingo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.9%.
Mingo county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williamson, WV is moderately conservative.
Mingo 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.
Williamson, West Virginia: D D 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 Williamson, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $6,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)