26293 Valley Bend, WV is a small town with a rich history of politics. Although there are no local political candidates in the area, the people of 26293 Valley Bend have always had an active interest in politics and often come together to discuss current events. With issues like jobs, economic development, crime, infrastructure and education all being discussed regularly, it’s clear that politics play a major role in the lives of the people who live here. In addition to discussing important topics, members of the community often volunteer their time to help support local politicians from around the state as well. This demonstrates that despite not having any local candidates, 26293 Valley Bend is still very engaged in politics.
The political climate in Zip 26293 (Valley Bend, WV) is very conservative.
Randolph County, WV is very conservative. In Randolph County, WV 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.6%.
Randolph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26293 (Valley Bend, WV) is very conservative.
Valley Bend, West Virginia is very conservative.
Randolph County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Elkins 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.
Valley Bend, 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 26293 (Valley Bend)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $1,870 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 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)