Westover, WV is a small town with a population of just over 2,700 people. Despite its size, Westover has an active local government and an engaged community that works to ensure a safe and prosperous environment for its citizens. The city boasts several elected officials who work to make sure their constituents’ needs are met and their voices are heard. These individuals include the mayor, city council members, and several other representatives from various departments within the city. Each of these politicians bring their own unique experience and perspective to the table when crafting legislation that will best serve the citizens of Westover. The elected officials in Westover strive to create a positive environment for all residents by tackling issues such as education, housing affordability, economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental sustainability. They also work hard to ensure that Westover remains a welcoming community where everyone is accepted regardless of race or socioeconomic status.
The political climate in Westover, WV is leaning conservative.
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
Westover, WV is leaning conservative.
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.
Westover, 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 Westover, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,389 contributions totaling $90,118 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 264 contributions totaling $136,471 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $517 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)