Big Sandy, WV is a small town with a tight-knit community of citizens passionate about local politics. The residents care deeply about the well-being of their town and the decisions made by their local government. This commitment is evident in the level of engagement at city council meetings, where citizens can voice their opinions on policy matters and hold their representatives accountable. Additionally, Big Sandy has been historically active when it comes to citizen voting in both presidential and state elections, consistently showing up to cast their ballots in favor of change and progress. Because Big Sandy is not a large city there are no current local political candidates, however the people who have served in past roles are still remembered for their commitment to public service.
The political climate in Big Sandy, WV is strongly 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
Big Sandy, WV is strongly 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.
Big Sandy, 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 Big Sandy, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)