Brush Fork, WV is a small rural town with a strong sense of community. The local political landscape is mainly driven by the residents of Brush Fork, who are active in state and local politics. Elections for local offices such as Mayor and County Commissioner often turn out to be highly contested races between the residents of Brush Fork. Even though there are no specific population numbers available, it is safe to say that the political atmosphere in Brush Fork can be quite intense at times due to the engagement of its citizens in politics. Residents often come together to discuss issues that affect their community, such as education, public safety, and economic development. The people of Brush Fork take great pride in their involvement in the political process and strive to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to deciding what is best for their hometown.
The political climate in Brush Fork, WV is moderately 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
Brush Fork, WV is moderately 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.
Brush Fork, 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 Brush Fork, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $16,282 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $131,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $872 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)