West Logan, WV is a small town located in the heart of Appalachia. It is a friendly, tight-knit community that prides itself on its strong sense of community and neighborly spirit. The politics in West Logan are largely focused on local issues, such as education, infrastructure development, and economic revitalization. Local politicians often put emphasis on providing much-needed services to the area's most vulnerable residents, such as those who are unemployed or living below the poverty line. They also prioritize creating an environment where businesses can thrive and job opportunities are available for all members of the community. Additionally, these politicians work hard to ensure that West Logan remains a safe place to live, with low crime rates and high quality schools.
The political climate in West Logan, WV is moderately 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
West Logan, WV is moderately 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.
West Logan, 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 West Logan, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $8,033 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $18,521 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $529 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)