The town of 26726 Keyser, WV is a small community in the eastern part of the state. The local government consists of a mayor and six council members who work to ensure the town remains a safe and vibrant place to live. The mayor and council are elected by popular vote every two years, and residents have the opportunity to directly engage with their local representatives through town hall meetings held throughout the year. In addition, Keyser has two representatives in the West Virginia House of Delegates, as well as one representative in the United States Senate. These elected officials work to ensure that Keyser’s interests and needs are heard at both state and federal levels. Through these elected officials, Keyser residents can stay informed about current issues affecting the town.
The political climate in Zip 26726 (Keyser, WV) is strongly conservative.
Mineral County, WV is very conservative. In Mineral County, WV 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mineral county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.0% to 20.7%.
Mineral county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26726 (Keyser, WV) is strongly conservative.
Keyser, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Mineral County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Cumberland 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.
Keyser, 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 26726 (Keyser)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $2,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $9,589 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)