Charleston, WV 25312 is the capital of West Virginia and the state's largest city. It has a vibrant political atmosphere that is home to many different local political candidates. There are numerous initiatives taken by the city government in order to address important issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. Charleston also provides its citizens with easy access to their representatives via various online platforms, including email, phone calls, and social media outlets. Many of the major political parties have a presence in the area including Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and Independents. Each party has its own set of policies that they strive to bring forth to better the lives of those living in Charleston and throughout West Virginia as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 25312 (Charleston, WV) is somewhat conservative.
Kanawha County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Kanawha County, WV 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kanawha county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 41.8%.
Kanawha county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25312 (Charleston, WV) is somewhat conservative.
Charleston, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Kanawha County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Charleston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Charleston, 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 25312 (Charleston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $3,139 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $7,315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)