Boone County is situated in West Virginia and is known for its vibrant politics. The county is home to a variety of political ideologies which make it a unique and interesting place to study politics. From local elections that are held every two years, to state-level Republican and Democratic primaries that draw national attention, Boone County has a long history of engaging in the political process. Local candidates typically engage the community with open dialogue and grassroots outreach efforts, while state level candidates focus on platform issues and national matters. With initiatives like primary election day registration, which allows individuals to register to vote at their local polling station, Boone County continues to be an active participant in the democratic process.
The political climate in Boone County, WV is very conservative.
In Boone County, WV 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 22.6%.
Boone county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boone County, WV is very conservative.
Charleston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Boone, West Virginia: D D 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 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 Boone County, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $13,449 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $63,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,410 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)