Chester, West Virginia is a small rural town located in Hancock County. It has an estimated population of 1,591 people and is home to many families who have lived and worked in the area for generations. The politics in 26034 Chester, WV reflect the values and culture of the community as a whole. The local political landscape includes many candidates from both major parties who are passionate about their community and work to ensure that it continues to thrive. Issues such as education, healthcare, jobs and infrastructure are important topics discussed by local officials and candidates alike. Voters in 26034 Chester, WV take their civic duties seriously and are actively engaged in their local government. As this small community continues to grow and develop, its politics will continue to reflect the values of its residents while providing them with the representation they need to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 26034 (Chester, WV) is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, WV is very conservative. In Hancock County, WV 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.5%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26034 (Chester, WV) is strongly conservative.
Chester, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Weirton-Steubenville 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.
Chester, 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 26034 (Chester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,307 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)