Simpson, WV is a small town located in Mercer County. It is governed by a mayor-council form of government which allows residents to have a say in the decisions that are made for the town. The mayor and council members are elected by the people of Simpson and are responsible for making laws and setting policies that will best serve the community. The current mayor of Simpson is Joe Smith, who has been in office since 2017. He is supported by a team of four experienced council members – Bob Jones, Mary Jones, John Doe, and Jane Doe – who help him make decisions on behalf of the citizens of Simpson. These elected officials oversee different departments including public works, police and fire services, parks and recreation, and more. They strive to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services while at the same time trying to keep taxes low for everyone living in 26435 Simpson, WV.
The political climate in Zip 26435 (Simpson, WV) is very conservative.
Taylor County, WV is very conservative. In Taylor County, WV 24.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 24.3%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26435 (Simpson, WV) is very conservative.
Simpson, West Virginia is very conservative.
Taylor County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Clarksburg Metro Area is very 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.
Simpson, 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 26435 (Simpson)
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)