West Union, WV is a small rural town with a population of just over 1,000. It is home to a tight-knit community that values neighborly spirit and small-town values. Politically, the city leans towards conservative principles and has historically supported the Republican party. The 2012 presidential election found West Union residents voting overwhelmingly for Mitt Romney. At the local level, West Union features dedicated representatives who are committed to providing quality services and upholding the values of their constituents. With a strong sense of civic pride and involvement in local government, West Union residents take an active role in shaping their town’s future.
The political climate in West Union, WV is moderately conservative.
Doddridge County, WV is very conservative. In Doddridge County, WV 14.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Doddridge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.5% to 14.0%.
Doddridge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Union, WV is moderately conservative.
Doddridge County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Clarksburg 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.
West Union, 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 West Union, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 256 contributions totaling $4,982 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $8,110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)