The politics in 26764 Terra Alta, WV are composed of a mayor and four city council members who serve to represent the interests of the local community. The mayor is elected every four years by a majority vote from residents. The City Council is made up of four individuals who are also elected by the local population and hold office for two-year terms. These elected officials work together on various issues such as taxes, economic development plans, infrastructure improvements, and other initiatives that aim to make Terra Alta a better place for its citizens. They strive to create a safe and prosperous environment for all members of the community, regardless of political persuasion or ideology. Additionally, they take into account public opinion when making decisions that affect the people living in Terra Alta; ensuring their voice is always heard by those in power.
The political climate in Zip 26764 (Terra Alta, WV) is very conservative.
Preston County, WV is very conservative. In Preston County, WV 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Preston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.7%.
Preston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26764 (Terra Alta, WV) is very conservative.
Terra Alta, West Virginia is very conservative.
Preston County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Morgantown Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Terra Alta, 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 26764 (Terra Alta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $6,589 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)