Mount Hope, West Virginia is a small town located in Fayette County. Although it has a population of only 4,100 people, the politics of the area are important to the citizens and have an impact on the community. The local government is comprised of five city council members who represent the interests of the town. There have been two elections for city council in recent years that were hotly contested by both political parties. In addition to these elections, Mount Hope residents are also highly involved in state and national elections, exercising their right as citizens to vote for candidates they believe will best serve the community. The political environment in Mount Hope is closely monitored by its citizens who strive to make sure that their voices are heard and their needs are met.
The political climate in Zip 25880 (Mount Hope, WV) is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, WV is very conservative. In Fayette County, WV 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 30.0%.
Fayette county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25880 (Mount Hope, WV) is strongly conservative.
Mount Hope, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Beckley 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.
Mount Hope, West Virginia: D d 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 25880 (Mount Hope)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $354 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $12,653 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)