Nitro, West Virginia is a small town with a population of around 5,500 people. It is located in the southern part of the state and is known for its rolling hills and rural landscape. Politically, Nitro leans conservatively and has been solidly Republican in presidential elections for decades. At the local level, Nitro’s government consists of a mayor and six elected council members who are responsible for representing their constituents in matters such as budgeting, taxation, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and other vital services in the city. Every two years there are elections held at the local level that determine which candidates will be representing Nitro's residents and addressing their needs.
The political climate in Nitro, WV is somewhat conservative.
Kanawha County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Kanawha County, WV 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kanawha county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 41.8%.
Kanawha county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nitro, WV is somewhat conservative.
Kanawha County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Charleston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Nitro, 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 Nitro, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,208 contributions totaling $226,538 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 363 contributions totaling $242,746 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $669 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)