The politics in Leon, WV are quite vibrant and active. The town is served by a Mayor and six City Council members who are committed to making sure the needs of the citizens are met. Every two years, local elections are held for the Mayor and City Council positions. During these elections, candidates from all political backgrounds come together to discuss the issues facing the city and how best to tackle them. The citizens of Leon take part in these elections by voting for the candidates that they feel will best represent their interests and improve their city. In addition, many community organizations work together to ensure that Leon is well represented in state legislatures. Through their collective efforts, they strive to make life better for all those living in Leon.
The political climate in Leon, WV is strongly conservative.
Mason County, WV is very conservative. In Mason County, WV 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.5%.
Mason county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leon, WV is strongly conservative.
Mason County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Point Pleasant 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.
Leon, 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 Leon, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $2,562 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $51 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)