The Charleston, WV Metro Area has a diverse political landscape. There are many local and national politicians that come from the area, and they have been influential in contributing to the region's legislative process. Local politicians work to maintain the area's prosperity by advocating for policies that benefit their constituents. Additionally, many of these representatives take part in debates on important issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development. With the help of these politicians and their efforts to ensure that their constituents' needs are met, the Charleston Metro Area is well-positioned for future growth.
The political climate in Charleston Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Charleston Metro Area 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Charleston metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.9%.
The Charleston metro area voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previou.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Charleston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Charleston, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Charleston Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,686 contributions totaling $1,108,267 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,096 contributions totaling $2,362,163 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)