Gypsy, West Virginia is a small and quaint town located in the heart of Appalachia. It has a tight-knit community with a rich history and strong sense of culture. While politics may not be the main topic of conversation in Gypsy, it still plays an important role in the lives of its citizens. Every two years, local residents come together to elect officials who will represent their best interests in both state and county government. The current mayor is Sam Browning, who was reelected by a wide margin in 2020 due to his commitment to advocating for affordable housing opportunities and educational programs for the town’s youth population. On the state level, Gypsy is represented by Representative Deborah Smith who was elected to office in 2018 due to her dedication to increasing funding for public health initiatives throughout West Virginia. In addition, local residents are involved with other political causes such as environmental protection and economic development initiatives that have benefited the entire community. All in all, politics play an important role in Gypsy and its citizens take great pride in exercising their right to vote.
The political climate in Gypsy, WV is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, WV is very conservative. In Harrison County, WV 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Harrison county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gypsy, WV is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Clarksburg 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.
Gypsy, 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 Gypsy, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $3,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $7,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $531 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)