The small town of Delray, West Virginia (zip code 26714) is home to a proud and engaged community. Politics in the area are marked by a spirit of collaboration, with citizens coming together to voice their opinions on important issues. Local politicians strive to serve the best interests of the community, working to ensure that everyone's needs are met. They understand the importance of providing access to job opportunities, quality education, affordable healthcare and other essential services. Delray residents take part in local elections to keep their representatives accountable and ensure that their voices are heard on matters that affect them directly. The town itself is situated close to both Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, so it has a unique perspective on national politics as well as state and local concerns. With a strong sense of civic duty, Delray is proud to have an active role in determining its own future.
The political climate in Zip 26714 (Delray, WV) is strongly conservative.
Hampshire County, WV is very conservative. In Hampshire County, WV 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampshire county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 19.2%.
Hampshire county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26714 (Delray, WV) is strongly conservative.
Delray, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Hampshire County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Winchester Metro Area is strongly 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.
Delray, 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 26714 (Delray)
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 5 contributions totaling $160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)