The Fairmont, WV Metro Area is a thriving community that values its political involvement. Local citizens are passionate about their local politics and candidates, and they take great pride in selecting those who best represent their views and aspirations. The area hosts regular town hall meetings where interested parties can engage in lively conversations about the issues of the day - from taxes to education - while also getting to know their local candidates for office. As a result, many locals have developed an intimate knowledge of the issues facing their community as well as familiarity with the names of potential local representatives. Through this knowledgeable discourse, Fairmont residents can ensure only those candidates that truly reflect their values and goals are elected into office.
The political climate in Fairmont Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Fairmont Metro Area 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Fairmont metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 34.5%.
The Fairmont metro area voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previou.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairmont Metro Area is strongly 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.
Fairmont, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Fairmont Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,083 contributions totaling $80,802 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 341 contributions totaling $226,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $665 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)