25271 Ripley, WV is a small town located in the western part of West Virginia. When it comes to politics, the town is represented by state Senator Stephen Baldwin and state Delegate Tom Fast. Both are members of the Democratic Party and have been dedicated to supporting initiatives beneficial for the community, such as economic development projects or providing assistance to those in need. The town also holds various annual events that promote civic engagement and local issues, such as the prestigious “Ripley Town Fair” which provides a platform for politicians to share their vision on relevant topics. Additionally, in recent years there has been an increase of younger voters who are participating actively in elections and advocating for the next generation of leaders. As a result, Ripley's political climate remains strong despite having a small population size.
The political climate in Zip 25271 (Ripley, WV) is very 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 25271 (Ripley, WV) is very conservative.
Ripley, West Virginia is very conservative.
Jackson County, West Virginia is very conservative.
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West Virginia is very conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Ripley, 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 25271 (Ripley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 243 contributions totaling $26,360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $4,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)