Bartow, WV is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. It is a quaint and close-knit community that prides itself on its strong sense of community. Politics in Bartow, WV are largely driven by local concerns, and the citizens of Bartow take part in nearly every election to ensure their voices are heard. Local candidates often address issues such as education spending, infrastructure and job creation. Recently there has been an increased focus on preserving the environment within the town borders through initiatives such as green energy projects and policies that minimise littering and pollution. The residents of Bartow take pride in their local political engagement and continue to strive for a better future for all.
The political climate in Bartow, WV is strongly conservative.
Pocahontas County, WV is very conservative. In Pocahontas County, WV 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pocahontas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.1%.
Pocahontas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bartow, WV is strongly conservative.
Pocahontas County, West Virginia 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.
Bartow, 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 Bartow, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $2,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)