Shepherdstown, WV is a small town located in Jefferson County, West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population of Shepherdstown was 1,734 people. The town is known for its rich history, and its involvement in the Civil War. Politically, Shepherdstown is represented by several state and local politicians who are all members of the Republican Party. These include Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Delegate Paul Espinosa as well as several members of the Jefferson County Commission and legislative delegation in Charleston. In addition to these politicians, the town also has their own representatives on Town Council - Mayor Claude A. “Skip” Kauffman Jr., Vice Mayor Mary Margaret Kostelnik, and council members Melinda L. Weatherholtz and William Caleburg Jr. Although political positions may change over time, Shepherdstown remains politically conservative with a strong focus on protecting their historical heritage as well as maintaining economic growth within the community.
The political climate in Zip 25443 (Shepherdstown, WV) is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, WV 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25443 (Shepherdstown, WV) is somewhat conservative.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia: r r 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 25443 (Shepherdstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,013 contributions totaling $134,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $97,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)