Wheeling, West Virginia is a political hub in the region of West Virginia and the state as a whole. It is home to an active political community that helps shape the policies and laws of its citizens. There are many political candidates from both parties vying for offices at local, state, and federal levels. Local politicians work to ensure that the needs of their constituents are being met and that Wheeling remains a vibrant and prosperous city. The mayor is elected on an at-large basis by voters in the city and works with a city council to address local issues. The West Virginia State Legislature meets weekly during regular sessions to discuss proposed bills, while representatives from each district gather together every two years for special sessions to pass important laws. In addition, national elections take place regularly in Wheeling, with local residents casting their votes for president, senators, and congressmen. With its deep roots in politics, Wheeling continues to be an important center of political activity in West Virginia today.
The political climate in Wheeling, WV is somewhat conservative.
Ohio County, WV is strongly conservative. In Ohio County, WV 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ohio county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 36.3%.
Ohio county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheeling, WV is somewhat conservative.
Ohio County, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Wheeling Metro Area 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.
Wheeling, 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 Wheeling, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,820 contributions totaling $1,098,784 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,096 contributions totaling $1,054,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $503 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)