Cowen, WV is a small town with a tight-knit community that is passionate about local politics. The citizens of Cowen take great pride in their government and the way it engages with its constituents. They are active in the decision-making process and they actively seek out new, innovative ways to make their town an even better place to live. From supporting local businesses to advocating for increased public safety measures, the people of Cowen are always looking for ways to improve their community. The town has elected leaders that are committed to making sure the needs of all members of their community are heard and addressed. As such, Cowen is viewed as an example for other towns in the state when it comes to fostering meaningful political dialogue and action.
The political climate in Cowen, WV is strongly conservative.
Webster County, WV is very conservative. In Webster County, WV 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 17.9%.
Webster county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cowen, WV is strongly conservative.
Webster 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.
Cowen, 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 Cowen, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $213 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)