Pendleton County is a rural county located in West Virginia. It is known for its rolling hills and scenic views, but it also has an active political scene. The current Pendleton County Commissioner is John Custer, who was elected to the office in 2018. Local elections are held every four years and bring out a number of candidates from all areas of the county. Some of the most prominent issues include economic development, improving public schools, and preserving the county's rich cultural heritage. Residents of Pendleton County take their local politics seriously, as it can have a large effect on their lives and the future of their community. The residents have a strong voice in local government and come together to ensure that their interests are heard and represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Pendleton County, WV is very conservative.
In Pendleton County, WV 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pendleton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 22.4%.
Pendleton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pendleton 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.
Pendleton, 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 Pendleton County, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $2,862 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $5,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)