Wallace, WV, located in the heart of West Virginia, is a small town that has been part of Marion County for over a century. It is home to numerous local businesses and organizations and boasts an active political scene. Every election season brings a flurry of activity as local candidates come forward to vie for the community's support. Candidates from both major parties can be found on the ballot for races at all levels of government from county commission positions up to national offices. Wallace residents take their civic responsibilities seriously and turn out to vote in large numbers in order to make sure their voices are heard. During presidential elections, those living in Wallace often look to their elected officials for guidance on the issues that are most important to them and their families. With its strong history of civic engagement, Wallace is an integral part of West Virginia's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 26448 (Wallace, WV) is very conservative.
Harrison County, WV is very conservative. In Harrison County, WV 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Harrison county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26448 (Wallace, WV) is very conservative.
Wallace, West Virginia is very conservative.
Harrison County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Clarksburg 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.
Wallace, 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 26448 (Wallace)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)