The politics of the Clarksburg, WV Metro Area are mostly dominated by the Democratic party, with Democrats having control of most local political offices. Local candidates for office must meet local party requirements to be selected during primary elections. Many community political events are held throughout the year which draw a diverse crowd from across the area. Issues like job growth, public services and education remain important topics of discussion within city halls and voting booths. As a result of this engaging environment, the current state of politics in Clarksburg remains active, with many local voices eager to have their say in shaping their city's future.
The political climate in Clarksburg Metro Area is very conservative.
In Clarksburg Metro Area 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Clarksburg metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.5% to 27.7%.
The Clarksburg metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarksburg 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.
Clarksburg, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Clarksburg Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 851 contributions totaling $144,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 770 contributions totaling $272,679 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $354 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)