The politics in the small town of 25040 Charlton Heights, WV are relatively quiet. With a population of just over 2,000 people, the town is too small to have its own political candidates or local government body. However, residents still take part in elections and other forms of civic engagement at the county level. Voting turnout is typically strong and many of the citizens here take their voting responsibilities very seriously. The town also takes part in various legislative initiatives such as bans on certain types of activities and protection for public lands. This small community may be out of the way, but its commitment to civic engagement is something that should not be overlooked.
The political climate in Zip 25040 (Charlton Heights, WV) is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, WV is very conservative. In Fayette County, WV 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 30.0%.
Fayette county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25040 (Charlton Heights, WV) is strongly conservative.
Charlton Heights, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Fayette 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.
Charlton Heights, West Virginia: D d 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 25040 (Charlton Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $255 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)