26287 Parsons, WV is a small but vibrant town located in Tucker County. The politics of the town are largely influenced by the Republican Party, as it is part of West Virginia's Republican stronghold in Tucker County. However, local political candidates are often elected based on their individual merits rather than party affiliation. The current mayor of 26287 Parsons, WV is Mayor William Riffee. He was first elected into office in 2011 and has served the town ever since. Mayor Riffee is known for his commitment to public services and his dedication to ensuring that all citizens of 26287 Parsons receive their basic needs and rights. In addition to Mayor Riffee, there are several other representatives from the town who serve at both the state and federal levels including Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Representative Alex Mooney, and Delegate John Overington. These representatives work hard to ensure that the needs of this small-town community are met and their voices heard in Charleston and Washington D.C.
The political climate in Zip 26287 (Parsons, WV) is very conservative.
Tucker County, WV is very conservative. In Tucker County, WV 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tucker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.4%.
Tucker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26287 (Parsons, WV) is very conservative.
Parsons, West Virginia is very conservative.
Tucker 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.
Parsons, 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 26287 (Parsons)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,515 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)