The city of Point Pleasant, WV is located in the Mid-Ohio Valley along the Ohio River. It is a vibrant and historic community with a strong sense of civic pride. The Metro Area has several elected officials that help to serve the interests of its residents. The Mayor of Point Pleasant is Brian Billings, who has served since 2007 and takes an active role in local government by attending local events and advocating for issues important to his constituents. The City Council consists of nine members who are elected at large for four-year terms, while the City Recorder is appointed by the mayor to manage day-to-day operations within the city government. There are also numerous boards and commissions such as the Parks and Recreation Board, Planning Commission, Police Civil Service Commission and others which are appointed by both the mayor and council members to provide advice on various matters concerning city infrastructure, safety, and other concerns. Point Pleasant’s local politics are focused on creating a more vibrant community where all citizens have a voice in how their city is run.
The political climate in Point Pleasant Metro Area is very conservative.
In Point Pleasant Metro Area 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Point Pleasant metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 22.1%.
The Point Pleasant metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Point Pleasant 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.
Point Pleasant, 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 Point Pleasant Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 292 contributions totaling $27,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 429 contributions totaling $66,462 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)