Big Chimney, WV is a small town located in West Virginia. It has a long history of political involvement and is home to many people who are passionate about their local politics. The town regularly holds elections for local positions such as mayor and city council members. As in all towns and cities, the candidates representing the various political parties often hold different views on important issues that affect the citizens of Big Chimney. In addition to campaigns and elections, Big Chimney residents are also active in staying informed on the decisions being made by their elected officials and how those decisions impact the town's future. The people of Big Chimney take pride in participating in their local politics and making their voices heard throughout the electoral process.
The political climate in Big Chimney, WV is moderately conservative.
Kanawha County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Kanawha County, WV 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kanawha county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 41.8%.
Kanawha county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Chimney, WV is moderately conservative.
Kanawha County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Charleston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Big Chimney, West Virginia: d 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 Big Chimney, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 538 contributions totaling $75,203 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $37,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)