The small city of Charleston, WV (zip code 25302) is located in the southeastern region of West Virginia and is the state capital and most populous city in the state. It is home to a diverse range of people from all walks of life and has a rich history. Politically, Charleston is largely Democrat-leaning, but its residents remain divided on many issues. Local elections often come down to key issues such as taxes, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and other social issues. In recent years, several new candidates with unique perspectives have joined the local political scene. These fresh voices have provided intense debates while attempting to gain the support of the community as they strive to better represent and serve their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 25302 (Charleston, WV) is somewhat conservative.
Kanawha County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Kanawha County, WV 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kanawha county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 41.8%.
Kanawha county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25302 (Charleston, WV) is somewhat conservative.
Charleston, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Kanawha County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Charleston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Charleston, West Virginia: d 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 25302 (Charleston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 520 contributions totaling $72,849 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $27,417 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $330 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)