Pleasants County, West Virginia is a rural area located on the Ohio River in the Appalachian region of the United States. The county is home to numerous small towns and villages, which come together to form a strong community that values traditional values and political opinions. The politics of Pleasants County are largely conservative; however, there is a diverse mix of both Democratic and Republican voters who make their voices heard in local elections. In recent years, the county has seen various local politicians take office, including state representatives for both major parties and local mayors. These politicians have worked to ensure that the county's needs are met while providing an atmosphere of mutual respect between citizens of different backgrounds. Additionally, Pleasants County has several non-partisan organizations that seek to promote civic engagement through educational programs and voter registration drives. All in all, Pleasants County is a vibrant mix of traditional values and contemporary politics that seeks to provide its residents with the best quality of life possible.
The political climate in Pleasants County, WV is very conservative.
In Pleasants County, WV 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pleasants county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 20.0%.
Pleasants county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasants 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.
Pleasants, 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 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 Pleasants County, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $1,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)