Lost Creek, WV is a small rural town with a population of about 1000 people. The local politics in Lost Creek are shaped by the values of the community and its citizens. The town is home to a number of local political groups and candidates who work to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met. These include members of the town council, county representatives, state representatives, and even members of Congress who represent Lost Creek residents on a larger scale. Residents take an active role in politics through voting and civic engagement, allowing them to have a say in how their community is run. All politicians in Lost Creek strive to uphold the ideals that make this community strong: taking care of the environment, supporting small businesses, and providing quality services for all citizens.
The political climate in Lost Creek, WV is very 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
Lost Creek, WV is very 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.
Lost Creek, 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 Lost Creek, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $731 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $3,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)