Lincoln County in West Virginia is a small rural county, but it has a vibrant political life that is both interesting and diverse. The local political scene consists of many different parties and organizations that have their own interests and agendas. These parties range from the Democrats to the Republicans, Libertarians, Green Party, Constitution Party, as well as several unaffiliated independents. Every two years elections are held for local elected officials such as Sheriff, County Commissioner, State Representatives, along with other county positions. In addition to these elections there are special town hall meetings and community forums where citizens can interact directly with their representatives and share their opinions on current issues. With all this activity Lincoln County politics provide an exciting experience for those interested in learning about government and engaging with their community.
The political climate in Lincoln County, WV is very conservative.
In Lincoln County, WV 21.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.8%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln County, WV is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland Metro Area is very 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.
Lincoln, West Virginia: d 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 Lincoln County, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 277 contributions totaling $29,889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $28,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $467 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)