The politics of the Wheeling, WV Metro Area are largely influenced by local leaders and representatives. On the local level, residents of the area have representation in both the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate. The state is split into several districts, each with their own distinct candidates. Local politicians are responsible for making decisions that help shape the future of Wheeling and its surrounding areas. Community members are highly encouraged to become involved in politics and support those who represent them on a local level. In order to do so, citizens must stay informed about their district’s specific legislation as well as keep up with current events that affect their area. Through active participation in the political process, members of the Wheeling Metro Area can ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions impacting their community.
The political climate in Wheeling Metro Area is very conservative.
In Wheeling Metro Area 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Wheeling metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.5%.
The Wheeling metro area voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheeling 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.
Wheeling, West Virginia: d 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 Wheeling Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,052 contributions totaling $407,064 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,705 contributions totaling $1,988,741 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)