Arthurdale, WV is a small town in Preston County with a long history of political involvement. While there are no current local political candidates, Arthurdale residents have a history of taking part in the electoral process and having their voices heard. The community is passionate about its politics and continually strives to make sure that the issues that they care about are addressed at local and state levels. Recently, the town has been working hard to promote environmental sustainability and economic development initiatives, while also making sure that their local government is run in an open and transparent manner. This commitment to civic engagement has made Arthurdale an important part of West Virginia's political landscape and will ensure that its citizens can continue to have their voices heard for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 26520 (Arthurdale, WV) is very conservative.
Preston County, WV is very conservative. In Preston County, WV 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Preston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.7%.
Preston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26520 (Arthurdale, WV) is very conservative.
Arthurdale, West Virginia is very conservative.
Preston County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Morgantown Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Arthurdale, 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 26520 (Arthurdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)