Worthington, WV is a small town located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The politics of Worthington are relatively conservative, with Republican candidates dominating local elections. The current mayor, John Smith, won the 2019 election with approximately 70% of the vote. Local issues often focus on growing the economy, providing more job opportunities for citizens, and protecting natural resources. Residents engage in lively debates about these topics at city council meetings and in other public spaces throughout town. Despite different political views, everyone in Worthington ultimately strives to keep their community safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Worthington, WV is moderately conservative.
Marion County, WV is strongly conservative. In Marion County, WV 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 34.5%.
Marion county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Worthington, WV is moderately conservative.
Marion County, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Fairmont 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.
Worthington, West Virginia: D d d 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 Worthington, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 826 contributions totaling $69,988 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $158,572 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $525 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)