Grant County, West Virginia is a small rural county located in the Appalachian Mountains. It is home to a tight-knit population of just over 11,000 people who are passionate about their local politics. Although there are no local political candidates running for office in Grant County this year, the citizens remain active and engaged with their local government. The county holds regular town hall meetings where citizens can voice their concerns and participate in local decision making. The meetings also provide an opportunity for elected officials to explain upcoming projects and initiatives that affect the community as a whole. Additionally, Grant County residents often attend special events such as candidate forums and issues forums which allows them to learn more about various topics pertinent to living in their area. Political engagement is alive and well here in Grant County, giving locals a chance to be involved in shaping their own future.
The political climate in Grant County, WV is very conservative.
In Grant County, WV 11.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.4% to 11.0%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grant 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.
Grant, 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 Grant County, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $41,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $633 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)