Burnsville, WV is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. It is known for its rich history and culture, as well as its outdoor activities and beauty. Burnsville's politics are typically local in nature, with most issues concerning the town itself rather than state or national level politics. The town council is composed of five members elected to two-year terms, who are responsible for making decisions on local legislation and ordinances. The mayor is chosen from among the five members of the council and serves four-year terms. Local elections tend to be relatively low-key affairs; voters decide on candidates based on their experience and reputation rather than affiliations with national parties or politicians. Community involvement in decision-making processes is highly encouraged, with frequent public meetings held throughout the year to discuss issues that impact residents of Burnsville.
The political climate in Burnsville, WV is strongly conservative.
Braxton County, WV is very conservative. In Braxton County, WV 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Braxton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 25.7%.
Braxton county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burnsville, WV is strongly conservative.
Braxton 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.
Burnsville, 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 Burnsville, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)