Gary, WV located in 24830 is a small rural community with a population of about 400 people. It is a tight-knit community that has been experiencing political change over the past few years. The town's representatives in local government offices include Senator Joe Manchin, who was elected to the US Senate in 2014 and has been serving since then; Delegate Gary Howell, elected to the House of Delegates in 2006 and reelected several times since then; and Sheriff Charles Kessler, the first elected Sheriff of Grant County since it formed in 1872. All three of these politicians stand for giving back to their community and working hard to make positive changes. They have all worked tirelessly to create new jobs, improve school systems, and promote economic growth through infrastructure improvements. The residents of Gary are very proud of their representatives and believe they are doing a great job for their town.
The political climate in Zip 24830 (Gary, WV) is very conservative.
McDowell County, WV is very conservative. In McDowell County, WV 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDowell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 20.4%.
McDowell county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24830 (Gary, WV) is very conservative.
Gary, West Virginia is very conservative.
McDowell 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.
Gary, West Virginia: D D d 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 24830 (Gary)
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 1 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)