Clendenin, West Virginia is a rural town located in the heart of Kanawha County. It is home to a diverse population that values local involvement and takes great pride in their hometown. As such, the politics in Clendenin are highly representative of its residents. The municipal government is managed by an elected mayor and council who work together to ensure that the community’s long-term goals are met while attending to the most pressing local needs. Residents actively get involved in campaigns when elections arrive, each candidate bringing their own respective platform and vision for Clendenin's future. This engagement ensures that the political process remains relevant and engaged with its constituency, allowing for a true reflection of what the people of Clendenin want for their town.
The political climate in Clendenin, WV is moderately conservative.
Kanawha County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Kanawha County, WV 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kanawha county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 41.8%.
Kanawha county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clendenin, WV is moderately conservative.
Kanawha County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Charleston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Clendenin, West Virginia: d 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 Clendenin, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $2,667 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)