The Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area is an exciting place to live and work, with many opportunities to explore its vibrant political scene. With multiple local governments and a booming economy, it's no surprise that the area is home to several prominent politicians. Residents have the chance to participate in elections for city mayors, county commissioners, state representatives and senators, as well as representatives in Congress. A variety of political events are held throughout the year for residents to meet their elected officials and get involved in local politics. Whether you're interested in joining a campaign or just learning more about the current leaders in your community, the Parkersburg-Vienna Metro Area has plenty of resources for citizens looking to stay informed and engaged.
The political climate in Parkersburg-Vienna Metro Area is very conservative.
In Parkersburg-Vienna Metro Area 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.5%.
The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parkersburg-Vienna 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.
Parkersburg-Vienna, 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 Parkersburg-Vienna Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,488 contributions totaling $134,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 821 contributions totaling $211,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)