Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains. While it has a close-knit community that works together to maintain its traditions and culture, it also has a vibrant political system. During local elections, residents can choose from a variety of candidates who bring their own unique perspectives and qualifications to the table. The candidates come from diverse backgrounds and represent different views on issues such as taxes, education, economic development, and healthcare. The people of Mount Gay-Shamrock are passionate about their town and take politics seriously. Elections are hotly contested and involve both spirited debates about the future of the town as well as thoughtful analysis of candidate platforms. With each election bringing new faces to the scene, there exists a great deal of enthusiasm for both current and future political events in Mount Gay-Shamrock.
The political climate in Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV is strongly conservative.
Logan County, WV is very conservative. In Logan County, WV 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 17.9%.
Logan county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV is strongly conservative.
Logan 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.
Mount Gay-Shamrock, 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 Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $12,577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $23,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)