The small town of Burton, WV (Zip Code 26562) has a population of under 400 people and is situated in the middle of rural West Virginia. Despite its small size, the town is home to a vibrant political scene. During election season, locals turn out in droves to cast their vote on local and national issues. This allows the townspeople to have an active role in deciding who should be representing them at the state and federal levels. The town’s mayor and council members are chosen through popular vote as well, ensuring that those elected have the best interests of their constituents in mind when making decisions for the community. Even though it may not be as publicized or politically charged as other cities across America, Burton still plays an important role in shaping the future of both West Virginia and our nation as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 26562 (Burton, WV) is very conservative.
Wetzel County, WV is very conservative. In Wetzel County, WV 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wetzel county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 23.1%.
Wetzel county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26562 (Burton, WV) is very conservative.
Burton, West Virginia is very conservative.
Wetzel 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.
Burton, 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 26562 (Burton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $15,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)