The small town of 26638 Shock, WV is home to a politically active community. Despite the town's relatively small population, it is home to many passionate individuals who are invested in their local politics. Residents come together during elections to discuss and debate issues important to them, such as education and public safety. The mayor of 26638 Shock, WV is elected every four years and is responsible for overseeing the operations of the municipality. In addition, there are seven city council members who serve four-year terms. All residents have the opportunity to vote in local elections, allowing them to have a say in how their local government functions. Through the efforts of its citizens, 26638 Shock, WV continues to be an example of a close-knit, politically engaged community.
The political climate in Zip 26638 (Shock, WV) is very conservative.
Gilmer County, WV is very conservative. In Gilmer County, WV 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gilmer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 22.5%.
Gilmer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26638 (Shock, WV) is very conservative.
Shock, West Virginia is very conservative.
Gilmer 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.
Shock, 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 26638 (Shock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)