The small town of 26164 Ravenswood, WV is a unique place with a proud history and a vibrant political landscape. This community is energized by the many civic minded individuals who strive to make it better. While there are no local political candidates in this area, the citizens still have a strong desire for their voices to be heard on matters that affect them. From zoning ordinances and infrastructure improvements, to taxes and public services, residents take an active part in trying to ensure that their community continues to thrive. They come together to discuss issues and find ways for their input to be incorporated into decisions made at the state, county, and city levels. With such passionate involvement from its residents, Ravenswood stays involved in politics and strives towards positive change within its borders.
The political climate in Zip 26164 (Ravenswood, WV) is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, WV is very conservative. In Jackson County, WV 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.7%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26164 (Ravenswood, WV) is strongly conservative.
Ravenswood, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Jackson 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.
Ravenswood, 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 26164 (Ravenswood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $5,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $5,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)