Iaeger, WV is a small town located in McDowell County with a population of around 700 people. Due to its small size, local politics in Iaeger are closely knit and have a great impact on the community. Local elections take place every two years for mayor and council members. Candidates running for office come from families that have deep roots within the community and many times have served as either a mayor or council member in the past. The citizens of Iaeger take these elections seriously; they make sure to carefully consider each candidate's qualifications and platform when making their decision. Many town meetings are held to discuss issues that affect the citizens' quality of life such as economic development, infrastructure, public safety, and recreational opportunities. Politics in Iaeger are important because they can directly affect the future of the town and its residents.
The political climate in Zip 24844 (Iaeger, WV) is very conservative.
McDowell County, WV is very conservative. In McDowell County, WV 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDowell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 20.4%.
McDowell county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24844 (Iaeger, WV) is very conservative.
Iaeger, West Virginia is very conservative.
McDowell County, West Virginia is very conservative.
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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.
Iaeger, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 24844 (Iaeger)
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 7 contributions totaling $360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)