The small town of Sophia, WV, located in 25921, boasts a rich political history. Despite its relatively small size, Sophia has a vibrant local politics scene, with many citizens getting involved and making their voices heard. The town is represented at the state level by local representatives who are committed to representing the views of their constituents. Local elections often feature competitive races with passionate candidates vying for office. Additionally, townspeople are encouraged to participate in direct democracy through referendums and initiatives that ensure their voices are heard. This open dialogue between citizens, candidates, and elected officials ensures that Sophia remains politically active and engaged in matters concerning its community.
The political climate in Zip 25921 (Sophia, WV) is strongly conservative.
Raleigh County, WV is very conservative. In Raleigh County, WV 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Raleigh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 24.1%.
Raleigh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25921 (Sophia, WV) is strongly conservative.
Sophia, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Raleigh County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Beckley 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.
Sophia, 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 25921 (Sophia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $5,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,375 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)