25922 Spanishburg, WV is a rural town located in Mercer County. The local politics in the area are driven by a small but strong community of politically active citizens. The town is served by the Mercer County Commission, which works to provide essential services and resources to the residents. Additionally, the town has its own police department and volunteer fire department as well as other public safety services to ensure public safety and welfare. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and city council members, and those elected serve three-year terms. The political environment in 25922 Spanishburg is one that strives for progress while also preserving the history and traditions of the area. Community participation in local politics is encouraged through various forms of civic engagement such as attending monthly city council meetings or voting in local elections.
The political climate in Zip 25922 (Spanishburg, WV) is very conservative.
Mercer County, WV is very conservative. In Mercer County, WV 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 22.1%.
Mercer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25922 (Spanishburg, WV) is very conservative.
Spanishburg, West Virginia is very conservative.
Mercer County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Bluefield 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.
Spanishburg, 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 25922 (Spanishburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)