The politics of 25985 Sandstone, WV are largely influenced by the local and state governments. The city is part of the larger Mason County and is represented in the West Virginia House of Delegates by Representatives Chris Stansbury and Terri Sypolt. On a local level, residents can look to their mayor, council members, and other elected officials for guidance on issues affecting the community. These officials provide leadership on topics such as public safety, education, infrastructure investments, economic development, job creation, and more. In addition to these elected officials, 25985 Sandstone also has various grassroots organizations that are actively engaged in advocating for local causes and working with the government to create positive change. All of these efforts come together to shape the political landscape of 25985 Sandstone and contribute to its vibrant culture.
The political climate in Zip 25985 (Sandstone, WV) is strongly conservative.
Summers County, WV is very conservative. In Summers County, WV 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Summers county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 25.9%.
Summers county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25985 (Sandstone, WV) is strongly conservative.
Sandstone, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Summers 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.
Sandstone, 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 25985 (Sandstone)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $78 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $10,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)