Clarksburg is a small city located in the state of West Virginia. It is the county seat of Harrison County, and as of 2019, its population was estimated to be 16,743. The city has a mayor-council form of government with seven council members elected from single-member wards. The current mayor is Cathy Goings who was elected in 2018 and is in her first term. The city council meets regularly to discuss local issues and make decisions that will benefit the community. Education, economic development, public safety, infrastructure and quality of life are among some of the key priorities for local political candidates in Clarksburg. Through collaboration between the mayor's office and the city council, they work together to create a high quality of life for all citizens of the city.
The political climate in Zip 26301 (Clarksburg, WV) is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, WV is very conservative. In Harrison County, WV 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Harrison county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26301 (Clarksburg, WV) is strongly conservative.
Clarksburg, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Harrison 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.
Clarksburg, West Virginia: d 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 26301 (Clarksburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $34,917 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $46,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)