Marshall, WV County has a rich history of politics and a diverse set of local political representatives. The county is currently represented by Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Representatives Alex Mooney and David McKinley in the United States Congress. Locally, Marshall, WV County is governed by three commissioners who serve on the Marshall County Commission. Each commissioner serves a four-year term, and all are elected for their positions. Other important roles carried out in the county include Circuit Court Judge, County Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, Magistrate Court Judge, Assessor of Property and Taxes, Auditor, Belington Mayor and Town Council members. The people of Marshall County have been dedicated to protecting their rights and advocating for their interests since the early days of the county's formation. Through its active political landscape and vibrant local communities, Marshall County continues to be an integral part of West Virginia's history and culture.
The political climate in Marshall County, WV is very conservative.
In Marshall County, WV 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 24.5%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marshall County, WV is very conservative.
Wheeling 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.
Marshall, 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 Marshall County, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 325 contributions totaling $25,061 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $123,959 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $795 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)