Ravenswood, WV is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains. It has a strong sense of community and many of its citizens are heavily involved in local politics. In Ravenswood, the local political landscape is dominated by two main parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Every year, candidates from both parties come out to campaign for their respective party’s nomination for Mayor or Council Member. These candidates often hold rallies and forums in order to meet with citizens and promote their platforms. Local elections are held annually and participation is strong among residents. Issues that have been addressed in recent elections include education reform, economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, environmental protection laws, and other matters that directly affect life in Ravenswood. Regardless of which party comes out on top for each election cycle, it's clear that the citizens of Ravenswood are engaged and committed to making informed decisions about their future.
The political climate in Ravenswood, WV is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, WV is very conservative. In Jackson County, WV 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.7%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ravenswood, WV is moderately conservative.
Jackson 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.
Ravenswood, 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 Ravenswood, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $5,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $5,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)