The politics in 26851 Wardensville, WV are dominated by representation from both the Republican and Democratic parties. The local candidates running for office are typically well-known members of the community who have a passion for improving the quality of life for residents. The city is governed through a mayor-council system, with the mayor elected at-large and council members representing each of the town's wards. Town meetings are held regularly throughout the year to inform citizens about updates to local zoning regulations and other important political issues. Elections in this small rural community are often hotly contested, as voters take their civic duty seriously and strive to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 26851 (Wardensville, WV) is very conservative.
Hardy County, WV is very conservative. In Hardy County, WV 21.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.7% to 21.8%.
Hardy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26851 (Wardensville, WV) is very conservative.
Wardensville, West Virginia is very conservative.
Hardy County, West Virginia is very conservative.
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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.
Wardensville, 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 26851 (Wardensville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $6,607 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $312 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)