24801 Welch, WV is a vibrant and unique place with rich political traditions. The city's politics are largely shaped by its diverse population and its complex history. Despite the differences among its citizens, the people of 24801 Welch have come together to work towards common goals in order to make their community better. Local politicians are focused on promoting economic development and social justice while protecting the environment. They also focus on improving education, public safety, and healthcare for all residents of the city. Additionally, local politicians strive to build bridges between different communities in order to foster cross-cultural understanding. With strong leadership from local politicians and active participation from residents, 24801 Welch can continue to serve as an example of how a small town can unite together and show others how politics should be done.
The political climate in Zip 24801 (Welch, WV) is strongly conservative.
McDowell County, WV is very conservative. In McDowell County, WV 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDowell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 20.4%.
McDowell county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24801 (Welch, WV) is strongly conservative.
Welch, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
McDowell 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.
Welch, West Virginia: D D d 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 24801 (Welch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $736 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $462 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)