26178 Smithville, WV is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains. Politically, it is a part of Appalachia and is heavily influenced by local values. The people of Smithville hold their beliefs and opinions dear, believing in the importance of community and family life. The town does not have any specific political candidates, but its citizens are engaged in the political process at the local level. Voting for local measures such as taxes or school district budgets is common practice in 26178 Smithville, WV. At the state level, residents typically favor progressive policies that focus on social justice and economic development for Appalachia. The town also strongly supports initiatives to promote renewable energy sources and reduce environmental degradation. All in all, 26178 Smithville, WV is an important part of the larger region's politics and citizens actively participate in all levels of government to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 26178 (Smithville, WV) is very conservative.
Ritchie County, WV is very conservative. In Ritchie County, WV 13.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ritchie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.7%.
Ritchie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26178 (Smithville, WV) is very conservative.
Smithville, West Virginia is very conservative.
Ritchie 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.
Smithville, 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 26178 (Smithville)
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 16 contributions totaling $11,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $741 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)