Marlinton, West Virginia is a small rural town, located in Pocahontas County with an estimated population of 1,054. The politics of the town are strongly centered on community and family values. There is a strong focus on local issues such as education, health care access, job growth and economic development. The town is represented at the state level by Senator Stephen Baldwin and State Delegate Gary Howell. At the local level there are multiple county boards and commissions to provide public input and decision making for the citizens of Marlinton. Local elections are held annually and typically feature candidates who have ties to the community through either family or employment. All candidates running for office in 24954 Marlinton strive to represent the interest of their constituents while advocating for policies that benefit all residents.
The political climate in Zip 24954 (Marlinton, WV) is strongly conservative.
Pocahontas County, WV is very conservative. In Pocahontas County, WV 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pocahontas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.1%.
Pocahontas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24954 (Marlinton, WV) is strongly conservative.
Marlinton, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Pocahontas County, West Virginia is very conservative.
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West Virginia is very conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Marlinton, 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 24954 (Marlinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $11,578 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,892 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)