Berwind, WV is a small town in the Appalachian region and is largely rural in nature. Politically, the town leans heavily towards traditional values and conservative ideals. While there are no local political candidates, the residents of Berwind regularly take part in local and state elections. During presidential elections, Berwind tends to lean Democrat with the majority of its voting population choosing to vote Democratic. The town has also been known to organize rallies and marches around important issues such as gun rights and environmental conservation. In recent years, Berwind residents have become increasingly involved in civic engagement as a way to make their voices heard on important issues in the community.
The political climate in Berwind, WV is moderately conservative.
McDowell County, WV is very conservative. In McDowell County, WV 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDowell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 20.4%.
McDowell county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berwind, WV is moderately conservative.
McDowell 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.
Berwind, West Virginia: D D 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 Berwind, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)