The politics in 25560 Teays Valley, WV are managed by the local government, comprising of a mayor and city council members. The current mayor is Joe Payne, who has been in office since 2013 and plans to run for re-election. He is supported by his deputy mayor, Tom Kilton, as well as other members of the city council. The town's political agenda includes development initiatives such as increasing access to public transportation and creating new job opportunities for its residents. Additionally, they strive to facilitate a stronger sense of community through programs that promote arts and culture. With their commitment to improving the quality of life in this small town, Teays Valley continues to be a thriving locality full of potential for growth.
The political climate in Zip 25560 (Teays Valley, WV) is very conservative.
Putnam County, WV is very conservative. In Putnam County, WV 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 27.6%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25560 (Teays Valley, WV) is very conservative.
Teays Valley, West Virginia is very conservative.
Putnam County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Teays Valley, 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 25560 (Teays Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $19,855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $64,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,008 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)