The small town of Alkol, WV, located in the unincorporated community of 25501 is home to a tight-knit group of people. It is primarily a rural, agricultural area that relies heavily on its local farmers and business owners. There is a strong sense of unity among the locals and they are fiercely proud of their local community and culture. Politically, the residents of Alkol tend to lean towards conservative values and have voted predominantly Republican in recent elections. This has resulted in strong support for issues such as property rights, gun rights, small government and low taxes. With regards to local political candidates, there are several contenders for upcoming elections though none have been formally announced yet. It remains to be seen who will be representing this rural community in future elections but it's sure to be an exciting race with passionate debate from both sides of the aisle as they strive to make Alkol a better place for citizens to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 25501 (Alkol, WV) is very conservative.
Lincoln County, WV is very conservative. In Lincoln County, WV 21.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.8%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25501 (Alkol, WV) is very conservative.
Alkol, West Virginia is very conservative.
Lincoln County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Alkol, 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 25501 (Alkol)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)