Star City, WV, is a small town located in the state of West Virginia. Politically, it is known for its traditional conservative values and its strong support for the Republican Party. The town has several local politicians who are actively involved in their community and have been elected to serve in various government roles. These include Sheriff Mike Jones, Mayor Joe Smith, Senator Bob Edwards, and County Commissioner Bill Johnson. All these local politicians are dedicated to serving the people of Star City by enacting laws that will benefit everyone in the community. These leaders strive to create an environment that fosters economic growth while also protecting the rights of its citizens.
The political climate in Star City, WV is leaning liberal.
Monongalia County, WV is leaning conservative. In Monongalia County, WV 48.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monongalia county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.2%.
Monongalia county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Star City, WV is leaning liberal.
Monongalia County, West Virginia is leaning conservative.
Morgantown Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Star City, West Virginia: r r d 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 Star City, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,819 contributions totaling $318,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 640 contributions totaling $261,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)