Belmont, WV is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. It has a wide range of political views, including Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians and Independents. The people of Belmont hold their elected officials to a high standard and are actively involved in the decision-making process. Local politicians often work with citizens to come up with solutions and initiatives that will benefit Belmont and its communities. Many of these initiatives focus on economic development, creating jobs, improving public infrastructure, and enhancing education opportunities. There is also a strong emphasis on protecting the environment as well as preserving the town's unique history and culture. Belmont residents are proud of their community and take pride in participating in local politics.
The political climate in Belmont, WV is strongly conservative.
Pleasants County, WV is very conservative. In Pleasants County, WV 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pleasants county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 20.0%.
Pleasants county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belmont, WV is strongly conservative.
Pleasants 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.
Belmont, 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 Belmont, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $1,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)