The small town of 26576 Idamay, WV is part of the Harrison County area, which has a population of around 68,000 people. Politics in this region generally align with more conservative viewpoints, as voters often lean towards candidates who represent traditional values and support the coal industry - an important industry for many parts of West Virginia. Although there are no local political candidates from Idamay specifically, people from the town tend to take part in elections and voice their opinions on issues that matter to them. Local civic organizations like churches and community centers often organize events where people can come together to discuss politics and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 26576 (Idamay, WV) is strongly conservative.
Marion County, WV is strongly conservative. In Marion County, WV 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 34.5%.
Marion county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26576 (Idamay, WV) is strongly conservative.
Idamay, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Marion County, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Fairmont Metro Area is strongly 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.
Idamay, 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 26576 (Idamay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)