Marion County in West Virginia is a small, rural county with a population of around 55,400 people. It is home to the city of Fairmont, the largest city in the county. Marion County has a long history of being politically involved at both the local and state levels. Residents of Marion County take part in elections and often show up to vote for local candidates who will represent their interests. The county also has its own political party called the Marion County Republican Party that works to keep the county's politics on track. They focus on issues such as advocating for small business growth, education reform, economic development, and public safety. Furthermore, they serve as an important voice for citizens when it comes to national politics. Local residents have the opportunity to stay informed about local candidates and issues through various media outlets including newspapers, radio, television, and online sources.
The political climate in Marion County, WV is strongly conservative.
In Marion County, WV 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 34.5%.
Marion county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion County, WV is strongly conservative.
Fairmont Metro Area is strongly 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.
Marion, 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 Marion County, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,083 contributions totaling $80,802 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 341 contributions totaling $226,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $665 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)