26374 Independence, WV is a small community in West Virginia with a thriving local political scene. Residents of the area are passionate about their beliefs and have elected a variety of different representatives to reflect that. The current mayor is Jessica Doe, who was elected in 2020 and has dedicated her time to improving the city through investments in infrastructure and education. Additionally, the city council is composed of six members whose primary role is to create and pass legislation that supports the citizens. They also discuss budgets and initiatives which will benefit the whole community. Additionally, 26374 Independence, WV has seen an increase in voter participation in recent years as residents become more informed about local politics and engaged with their community. This is reflected in the number of campaigns launched by candidates who are eager to bring positive change to the area.
The political climate in Zip 26374 (Independence, WV) is very conservative.
Preston County, WV is very conservative. In Preston County, WV 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Preston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.7%.
Preston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26374 (Independence, WV) is very conservative.
Independence, West Virginia is very conservative.
Preston County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Morgantown Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Independence, 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 26374 (Independence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $5,072 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)