The small town of 26662 Canvas, WV is a quiet and peaceful community with a population of around 500 people. It has a close-knit atmosphere that many residents find comforting. Although the town is relatively small, it is still an important part of the local political landscape. The town is served by one school district and has two polling locations for local elections. Local residents are actively involved in their governing bodies, from the county commission to the city council and even the school board. They take their duties seriously and work hard to ensure that their voices are heard and their opinions respected when making decisions in the community. Residents of 26662 Canvas, WV have a strong sense of civic duty and take pride in participating in local politics to make sure their interests are represented in any decisions made by their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 26662 (Canvas, WV) is strongly conservative.
Nicholas County, WV is very conservative. In Nicholas County, WV 20.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nicholas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.9%.
Nicholas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26662 (Canvas, WV) is strongly conservative.
Canvas, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Nicholas 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.
Canvas, 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 26662 (Canvas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)