Clay, WV is a small town located in the mountainous region of West Virginia. It is home to a vibrant community of residents who take pride in their political participation and involvement. In recent years, Clay has seen an uptick in its political engagement with local citizens getting involved by attending meetings and voicing their opinions at various levels of government. The primary form of politics in Clay is the local elections for mayor, city council members, school board members, and other positions. These elections bring out a diverse group of candidates from both major political parties vying for the opportunity to represent the town's unique interests on a local level. Clay residents are committed to making sure that their voices are heard when it comes to issues that affect their lives and the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 25043 (Clay, WV) is very conservative.
Clay County, WV is very conservative. In Clay County, WV 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 19.0%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25043 (Clay, WV) is very conservative.
Clay, West Virginia is very conservative.
Clay County, West Virginia is very 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.
Clay, 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 25043 (Clay)
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 9 contributions totaling $925 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)