The small town of Dunbar, WV (Zip Code 25064) is located in the heart of the Kanawha County. The community is small but politically -active and engaged. There are local political campaigns for city council members that focus on issues like public safety, infrastructure improvements, and job growth. Citizens in the area take part in numerous political activities such as attending town halls, participating in debates, donating to candidates they support, and voting during elections. Political groups also host events throughout the year to keep citizens informed about important issues in their community. At these times, citizens can come together to discuss ideas while meeting their representatives and learning more about how they can get involved with politics at a local level. Despite being a small town with limited resources, Dunbar residents are passionate about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to politics and making sure that the decisions made reflect what their community wants for its future.
The political climate in Zip 25064 (Dunbar, 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 25064 (Dunbar, WV) is somewhat conservative.
Dunbar, 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.
Dunbar, 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 25064 (Dunbar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,600 contributions totaling $36,789 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $6,613 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)