Weirton, WV is located in Hancock County and is known for its strong connection to its local politics. In the city, there are numerous services and resources available for citizens to access. The City Council, comprised of seven members elected by residents of Weirton, serves as the legislative body for the city. They provide leadership for the development and implementation of policies that will ensure a strong quality of life for the community. Additionally, there are numerous local political candidates running in various races throughout Hancock County who are committed to preserving and promoting the values that make this area unique. The people of Weirton take pride in their local politics and strive to make a positive impact on their own neighborhoods as well as those around them.
The political climate in Zip 26062 (Weirton, WV) is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, WV is very conservative. In Hancock County, WV 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.5%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26062 (Weirton, WV) is strongly conservative.
Weirton, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Weirton-Steubenville 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.
Weirton, 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 26062 (Weirton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 168 contributions totaling $28,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $41,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $411 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)