The politics in 26241 Elkins, WV are largely determined by the local and state representatives from West Virginia. The primary way to stay informed on local politics is to keep up with the news in the area. Additionally, citizens can get involved in the political process by attending local meetings, such as town hall events or meetings of their city council. It is also important for residents to research candidates before voting and to participate in elections when possible. While there is no population data available for this particular zip code, it is safe to assume that many residents of Elkins have a vested interest in the political environment and take an active role in shaping its future.
The political climate in Zip 26241 (Elkins, WV) is strongly conservative.
Randolph County, WV is very conservative. In Randolph County, WV 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.6%.
Randolph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26241 (Elkins, WV) is strongly conservative.
Elkins, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Randolph County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Elkins 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.
Elkins, 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 26241 (Elkins)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 486 contributions totaling $26,345 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 164 contributions totaling $30,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)