Politics in 26294 Valley Head, WV are focused on creating a strong economy and providing a safe and secure environment for its citizens. Local officials take pride in providing quality services to the community, while balancing fiscal responsibility with economic growth. Leaders from all parties strive to ensure that each citizen’s voice is heard in the decision-making process. During election season, political candidates seek to highlight their positions on various issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Valley Head is also committed to representing diversity among its elected officials, with representation from multiple backgrounds and perspectives reflected in its city council and other governing bodies.
The political climate in Zip 26294 (Valley Head, 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 26294 (Valley Head, WV) is very conservative.
Valley Head, 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 Head, 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 26294 (Valley Head)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $4,072 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 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)