Elkview, WV is located in Kanawha County and is home to a thriving community of approximately 1,500 people. The local politics of Elkview are governed by the Kanawha County Commission, which is comprised of 9 members who represent the various districts across the county. Each member serves to ensure that the city of Elkview receives its fair share of resources and services while advocating for the needs of their district. The commission meets regularly to discuss important public policy issues and debate initiatives that are relevant to the entire county. Additionally, Elkview citizens also have access to numerous representatives in both state and federal government that help facilitate effective communication between constituents and lawmakers. By working together, these officials strive to create a safe, prosperous, and inviting environment for all Elkview residents.
The political climate in Zip 25071 (Elkview, WV) is moderately conservative.
Kanawha County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Kanawha County, WV 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kanawha county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 41.8%.
Kanawha county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25071 (Elkview, WV) is moderately conservative.
Elkview, West Virginia is moderately conservative.
Kanawha County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Charleston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Elkview, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 25071 (Elkview)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $2,354 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $9,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)