26681 Nettie, WV is a small, rural town located in rural West Virginia. Despite its small population of just over 200 people, the town has an active political landscape. Local elections are held every two years to decide on mayors, town council members, and other local officials. These elections have been contested by long-time residents and newcomers alike, with both sides vying for the best interests of the community. During election season, residents often come together to discuss local issues like infrastructure improvements or public safety initiatives. As a result of these conversations and efforts, 26681 Nettie has seen positive changes in recent years that have benefitted the entire community.
The political climate in Zip 26681 (Nettie, WV) is strongly conservative.
Nicholas County, WV is very conservative. In Nicholas County, WV 20.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nicholas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.9%.
Nicholas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26681 (Nettie, WV) is strongly conservative.
Nettie, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Nicholas 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.
Nettie, 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 26681 (Nettie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)