The politics in 26588 Rivesville, WV are shaped by the larger state-wide and national political trends in West Virginia. As a predominantly rural area, the town of Rivesville is heavily involved in local politics, with elected positions such as mayor and members of the town council. While there are no current candidates running for office, voters in Rivesville help to shape the future of their community by selecting candidates that best reflect their views on important issues such as job creation, education, and public safety. Participation in local elections is an important way to make sure that Rivesville remains a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 26588 (Rivesville, WV) is strongly conservative.
Marion County, WV is strongly conservative. In Marion County, WV 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 34.5%.
Marion county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26588 (Rivesville, WV) is strongly conservative.
Rivesville, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Marion County, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Fairmont Metro Area is strongly 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.
Rivesville, West Virginia: D d d 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 26588 (Rivesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $4,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)