Rainelle, WV is a small town in West Virginia with a population of about 2,000 people. The town has close ties to local and state politics, which are heavily influenced by the residents of Rainelle. Each election cycle citizens of Rainelle come out in droves to support candidates for local office that they feel best represent their values and interests. The current mayor of Rainelle is Reed Goldman and he has been in office since 2002. He has made it his mission to look after the needs of the community and improve the quality of life for its citizens. The town council meets monthly to discuss important issues facing the city such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and economic development opportunities. With the help of the dedicated residents of Rainelle, there is hope for a brighter future that will continue to be shaped by its political leadership.
The political climate in Zip 25962 (Rainelle, WV) is strongly conservative.
Greenbrier County, WV is very conservative. In Greenbrier County, WV 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenbrier county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.4%.
Greenbrier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25962 (Rainelle, WV) is strongly conservative.
Rainelle, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Greenbrier 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.
Rainelle, 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 25962 (Rainelle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $2,374 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)