Situated in the rural region of West Virginia, the small town of Thornton has a population of approximately 245 people. The town is part of Grant District which is served by two local political candidates; Joe Cole and Matt Sharp. Joe Cole is an experienced political figure with a history of involvement in local government, while Matt Sharp is a newcomer looking to bring innovative solutions to the district. Both candidates have made it their priority to support initiatives that benefit the residents of Thornton and its surrounding area. Issues such as economic growth, infrastructure improvements, and programs to help those in need are high on both candidates' agendas, as they strive to create a better future for their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 26440 (Thornton, WV) is very conservative.
Taylor County, WV is very conservative. In Taylor County, WV 24.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 24.3%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26440 (Thornton, WV) is very conservative.
Thornton, West Virginia is very conservative.
Taylor County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Clarksburg 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.
Thornton, 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 26440 (Thornton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $1,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)