Century, WV is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains. Although the population of Century is small, it has an active political landscape. The town has a number of representatives on both the local and state level, all of whom are dedicated to improving the lives of their constituents. On the local level, Century's politicians are focused on strengthening the community by investing in public services such as law enforcement and infrastructure improvements. They also work to ensure that citizens have access to quality health care and education opportunities. On the state level, representatives from Century fight for policies that improve life for all West Virginians. Recently they have been working hard to pass legislation that would extend broadband access to rural areas and increase funding for mental health services. Regardless of their differences in policy preferences, all of these politicians are committed to making Century a better place for its residents.
The political climate in Century, WV is strongly conservative.
Barbour County, WV is very conservative. In Barbour County, WV 21.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barbour county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.6% to 21.8%.
Barbour county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Century, WV is strongly conservative.
Barbour 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.
Century, 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 Century, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 537 contributions totaling $29,657 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $13,791 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)