The small town of 26055 Proctor, WV is surrounded by lush forests and rolling hills, giving the inhabitants a peaceful and idyllic way of life. Despite its small size, the town has an active politics scene which is heavily impacted by the coal industry in the area. Local politicians are tasked with balancing the needs of the community with environmental concerns. In recent years, they have spearheaded efforts to support green energy initiatives while also ensuring that local jobs are protected and maintained. The community is passionate about their politics and remain engaged despite its rural location. They have worked hard to ensure their voices are heard at the local level as well as throughout West Virginia and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 26055 (Proctor, WV) is strongly conservative.
Marshall County, WV is very conservative. In Marshall County, WV 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 24.5%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26055 (Proctor, WV) is strongly conservative.
Proctor, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Marshall County, West Virginia is very conservative.
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.
Proctor, 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 26055 (Proctor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)