Wolf Summit, WV is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains. It is a tight-knit community with an active political landscape. The mayor of Wolf Summit is currently Linda Smith who was elected in 2018 and is running for re-election this year. Alongside her, there are several other local candidates vying for various political positions such as Town Councilman, County Commissioner, and Sheriff. Each candidate has their own unique platform that focuses on improving the quality of life in Wolf Summit and bettering the community at large. The citizens of Wolf Summit take part in the political process by attending debates and town hall meetings to get to know each candidate better and make educated decisions about who they feel would be best suited for office.
The political climate in Wolf Summit, WV is moderately conservative.
Harrison County, WV is very conservative. In Harrison County, WV 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Harrison county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wolf Summit, WV is moderately conservative.
Harrison County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Clarksburg 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.
Wolf Summit, West Virginia: d 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 Wolf Summit, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $5,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $11,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)