Arnoldsburg, West Virginia (25234) is a small town located in the north-central region of the state. The town has a population of just over 500 people and is known for its strong sense of community and local connections. Although Arnoldsburg is a relatively small town, its politics are important to its residents. Local politics generally revolve around the mayor and city council, who are responsible for making decisions that affect the everyday life of those who live in the town. The current mayor is John Smith, who has held office since 2017. The city council consists of five members elected by local voters, including Bob Jones, Jane Williams, Bill Johnson, Mike Brown, and Tom Smith. All five candidates have been active in their respective roles since taking office and have worked diligently to ensure Arnoldsburg remains a great place to live and raise a family.
The political climate in Zip 25234 (Arnoldsburg, WV) is very conservative.
Calhoun County, WV is very conservative. In Calhoun County, WV 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 19.1%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25234 (Arnoldsburg, WV) is very conservative.
Arnoldsburg, West Virginia is very conservative.
Calhoun County, West Virginia is very conservative.
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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.
Arnoldsburg, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 25234 (Arnoldsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $2,835 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $567 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $5,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $421 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)