Charlton Heights, WV is a small rural town located in the Appalachian Mountains. The town has a strong sense of community spirit and is known for its friendly atmosphere. Politically, the town is generally conservative and participates actively in local elections. The citizens of Charlton Heights take pride in their right to vote and show up at the polls in large numbers during each election cycle. Local political candidates often visit the area to campaign and engage with voters on the issues that matter most to them. Candidates from both major parties often debate their respective policies in public forums for community members to attend, giving citizens a chance to learn more about their candidates before heading to the polls.
The political climate in Charlton Heights, WV is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, WV is very conservative. In Fayette County, WV 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 30.0%.
Fayette county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Charlton Heights, WV is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Beckley 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.
Charlton Heights, West Virginia: D d 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 Charlton Heights, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $255 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)