Mingo County, West Virginia is a region filled with rich culture and history. The county is primarily governed by the Mingo County Commission, which consists of five members that are elected to four-year terms. On the local level, there are several mayoral offices in each town and city within the county, as well as individual municipal councils for each municipality. In addition to these offices, voters in Mingo County also elect representatives to the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate. The county has a vibrant political atmosphere with candidates from both major parties vying for office every election cycle. Voter turnout is consistently strong in this area and residents make their voices heard when it comes time to cast their ballots.
The political climate in Mingo County, WV is very conservative.
In Mingo County, WV 13.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mingo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.9%.
Mingo county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mingo County, WV is very conservative.
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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.
Mingo, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Mingo County, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $8,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $15,403 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)