Shannondale, West Virginia is a small town in the Appalachian Mountains with a population of 2,800. The political landscape is diverse and vibrant, as local residents take their civic duty seriously. From school board elections to state and federal offices, Shannondale citizens have a long history of engaging in the democratic process. Every few years, several local candidates will vie for seats on the town council or county commission while also running for positions in the West Virginia General Assembly, US Senate, or US House of Representatives. Local organizations and businesses host debates between candidates so that people can learn more about their platforms and decide who best represents their interests. It's clear that politics are important to Shannondale residents, which is why there is always strong interest in upcoming elections.
The political climate in Shannondale, WV is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, WV 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shannondale, WV is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Shannondale, West Virginia: r r 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 Shannondale, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,039 contributions totaling $86,962 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $22,186 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)