The politics in Keyser, WV are quite active as the city is home to a number of initiatives and organizations that seek to improve the quality of life for all of its residents. Locally, there are many different political groups that strive to make a difference with their advocacy work, from organizing local events and protests to lobbying state and federal representatives on issues important to the Keyser community. There are also several local candidates running for office in both the state legislature and Congress who are part of the Keyser political landscape. All candidates have pledged support for various initiatives such as improving schools, creating more job opportunities, protecting civil rights, and providing better access to healthcare. As we approach election season each year, the City of Keyser is sure to be a lively place with many different ideas and opinions being voiced.
The political climate in Keyser, WV is moderately conservative.
Mineral County, WV is very conservative. In Mineral County, WV 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mineral county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.0% to 20.7%.
Mineral county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Keyser, WV is moderately conservative.
Mineral County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Cumberland 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.
Keyser, West Virginia: R 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 Keyser, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $2,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $9,589 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)