Carolina, West Virginia is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains. With a population of just over 500 people, it has become a close-knit community with strong ties to its history and culture. While Carolina does not have any local political candidates, there is still an active political climate within the town. Residents often take part in local elections and rally to support their chosen candidates during state and national elections. The town values the importance of being involved in politics and takes pride in their contributions to larger issues that affect all of West Virginia. Carolina residents strive to stay informed on current events and work together to create a better future for their home.
The political climate in Carolina, WV is moderately conservative.
Marion County, WV is strongly conservative. In Marion County, WV 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 34.5%.
Marion county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carolina, WV is moderately conservative.
Marion County, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Fairmont Metro Area is strongly 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.
Carolina, 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 Carolina, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $969 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)