The town of Glen Ferris, WV is a small community in Fayette County. It is primarily a rural area with a population of just under 500 people. Despite its size, the town has an active political scene that has been in action since the late 1800s. Many residents take an active role in local politics and regularly attend meetings to discuss issues affecting the community. There are several candidates running for office in the town during each election cycle, providing a variety of perspectives on how to best address key issues such as education, infrastructure improvements, and economic growth. Residents actively debate the merits of the various candidates before casting their vote at elections. The political atmosphere in Glen Ferris, WV is one of collaboration and compromise, leading to meaningful solutions for all citizens.
The political climate in Glen Ferris, 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
Glen Ferris, 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.
Glen Ferris, 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 Glen Ferris, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $5,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,833 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)