The small rural town of 26218 French Creek, WV is known for its small-town feel and warm community spirit. Politically, the town leans conservative and generally sticks to traditional values. Local government is handled by the mayor and a five-member city council, all of whom are elected from within the community. There are elections held every two years in which residents can vote for their preferred candidates. The community takes an active role in politics, with many locals attending meetings and voicing their opinions on issues affecting their town. Issues that have been discussed in the past include tax initiatives, property rights and public safety. The people of 26218 French Creek, WV understand that part of being a good citizen is taking an active role in local politics, thus ensuring that their voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 26218 (French Creek, WV) is strongly conservative.
Upshur County, WV is very conservative. In Upshur County, WV 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Upshur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 22.1%.
Upshur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26218 (French Creek, WV) is strongly conservative.
French Creek, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Upshur County, West Virginia is very conservative.
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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.
French Creek, 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 26218 (French Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $3,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,155 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)