Hardy, WV County is an area with a rich heritage and strong values that are reflected in its politics. While the county does not have any local political candidates, citizens of Hardy still take an active interest in their local politics. Issues such as economic development, environmental conservation, education, and public safety are all important topics to the people of Hardy, WV County. As a result, citizens stay informed on their local politics and make their voices heard when it comes to making sure the policies that are enacted reflect their needs and interests.
The political climate in Hardy County, WV is very conservative.
In Hardy County, WV 21.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.7% to 21.8%.
Hardy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hardy County, WV is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Hardy, 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 Hardy County, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 291 contributions totaling $20,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $10,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)