Beckley, WV, located in the heart of Raleigh County, is known for its diverse political landscape. The city is home to a number of registered voters from both major parties as well as independent voters. Voters in Beckley have a wide range of views on the issues that affect their community and they are sure to take advantage of their right to vote and be active in local politics. There are a variety of organizations, including the Republican and Democratic Parties, that help inform citizens about upcoming elections and candidates so that they can make informed decisions when going to the polls. Additionally, there are many volunteer opportunities available that give residents an opportunity to become involved with local politics. On Election Day citizens come out in full force to cast their votes for candidates who they believe will best represent them in government. The people of Beckley strive for honest and transparent leadership with the goal of making this city an even better place to live.
The political climate in Zip 25801 (Beckley, WV) is strongly conservative.
Raleigh County, WV is very conservative. In Raleigh County, WV 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Raleigh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 24.1%.
Raleigh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25801 (Beckley, WV) is strongly conservative.
Beckley, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Raleigh County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Beckley 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.
Beckley, 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 25801 (Beckley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 317 contributions totaling $53,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $507,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,029 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)