New Cumberland, WV is a small town in Hancock County, located near the Ohio River. As such, it is home to a diverse mix of people from different backgrounds and cultures. The city has a strong sense of community and its citizens are actively involved in local politics. Elections for local offices are held regularly and the current mayor is Steve Bowden. City Council members are also elected regularly to ensure that the town’s voice is heard on important issues. Residents of New Cumberland have access to their local representatives through various public forums and events throughout the year, giving them an opportunity to communicate their opinions on matters of importance. Additionally, registered voters can cast their ballot during elections for both state and federal representatives who represent the people of New Cumberland in higher office. The city has been able to sustain a strong political system that values democracy while respecting individual rights and freedoms for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 26047 (New Cumberland, WV) is very conservative.
Hancock County, WV is very conservative. In Hancock County, WV 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.5%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26047 (New Cumberland, WV) is very conservative.
New Cumberland, West Virginia is very conservative.
Hancock County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Weirton-Steubenville 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.
New Cumberland, 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 26047 (New Cumberland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $2,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $23,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $577 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)