Bramwell, West Virginia is a small town located in Mercer County and is known for its rich history in coal mining. It has a unique political landscape that consists of many local organizations, initiatives, and representatives from the county and state government. As of 2018, the county seat was Princeton, home to the Mercer County Commission which serves to oversee all activities within the county. Additionally, there are representatives from the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate who serve Bramwell and other nearby communities. Locals also have a strong voice through their participation in local elections which determine which candidates are appointed or re-elected to office. This means that citizens can actively shape their future by voting for those candidates who best reflect their interests and values. Ultimately, these elected officials have the power to make decisions on behalf of Bramwell's residents that affect both short and long-term outcomes.
The political climate in Bramwell, WV is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, WV is very conservative. In Mercer County, WV 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 22.1%.
Mercer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bramwell, WV is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Bluefield Metro Area 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.
Bramwell, 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 Bramwell, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 137 contributions totaling $16,622 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $132,165 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $858 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)