The politics in 24870 Oceana, WV are heavily influenced by local candidates and the citizens of the town. Oceana is part of Wyoming County which has a population of 21,813 people. The main political issue in the county is centered around economic development, jobs, and growth. Issues such as education reform have been widely discussed among candidates from different political parties. Despite the town’s rural location, it is home to many different businesses and industries that employ residents of Oceana and Wyoming County. It also has a unique geographic setting, being located within West Virginia's Appalachian Mountains region. This gives those who live in this area the opportunity to explore a variety of outdoor activities such as skiing and whitewater rafting. Overall, while there are differences between what candidates stand for, local politics in 24870 Oceana, WV remains focused on improving life for all its citizens regardless of party affiliation or ideology.
The political climate in Zip 24870 (Oceana, WV) is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, WV is very conservative. In Wyoming County, WV 13.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wyoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.6% to 13.5%.
Wyoming county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24870 (Oceana, WV) is strongly conservative.
Oceana, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, West Virginia is very conservative.
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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.
Oceana, West Virginia: D 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 24870 (Oceana)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $600 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)