Augusta, WV has a long history of local politics that continues to this day. In recent years, it has seen candidates from both major political parties vying for representation in the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate. These contests have been highly contested by members of both sides who have argued over issues such as taxes, education reform, and healthcare access. While residents may not agree on every issue, there is a strong sense of pride in Augusta and commitment to making sure the voice of the people is heard in state government. Local politics has been an integral part of the city’s development over the years and will continue to shape its future.
The political climate in Zip 26704 (Augusta, WV) is very 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 26704 (Augusta, WV) is very conservative.
Augusta, West Virginia is very 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.
Augusta, 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 26704 (Augusta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $5,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,363 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)