Kenova, West Virginia is a small city located in the heart of Appalachia. It is home to just over 3,000 residents and is known for its old-fashioned downtown area with historic buildings, charming shops, and traditional restaurants. While the population does not allow for a large political scene in Kenova, there are still several important political figures that have a large impact on the community. These include both state-level lawmakers as well as local politicians who take an active role in affecting the day-to-day decisions made in Kenova. Most recently, the city has seen the election of Mayor Richard Burdge Jr., who has been instrumental in encouraging economic development and investment within the city limits. In addition, citizens of Kenova are also able to elect representatives to various county and state boards that oversee important issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure projects, public safety initiatives, and more. All of these individuals work together to ensure that Kenova creates positive change and continues to be a vibrant place for its residents to live and work.
The political climate in Kenova, WV is moderately conservative.
Wayne County, WV is very conservative. In Wayne County, WV 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.1%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kenova, WV is moderately conservative.
Wayne County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Kenova, 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 Kenova, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 294 contributions totaling $44,749 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $36,131 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)