The small town of Ronceverte, West Virginia is located in Greenbrier County and is part of the state's eastern panhandle region. The town has a total area of 0.9 square miles and its estimated population as of 2019 was 1,219. Despite its small size, Ronceverte has an active political community with a range of issues facing the local government. Local politics are centered around topics such as infrastructure development, environmental conservation, economic revitalization, education funding, and public safety. The city council consists of five members who are elected for two year terms each and serve as the main governing body for the town. Additionally, the town mayor is also responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of Ronceverte and ensuring that all local ordinances are carried out in accordance with state law. By staying informed on local political issues within 24970 Ronceverte, WV residents can help ensure their voices are heard and have a direct impact on how their communities progress.
The political climate in Zip 24970 (Ronceverte, 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 24970 (Ronceverte, WV) is strongly conservative.
Ronceverte, 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.
Ronceverte, 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 24970 (Ronceverte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $4,222 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $5,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)