Elizabeth, WV is a small, rural town located in 26143. Politically, the town leans conservative and has voted for Republican candidates in recent elections. The town is served by several local offices that focus on issues important to the community, such as economic development, agricultural concerns, public safety, infrastructure, and education. The local government works hard to ensure they are providing citizens with the best services and programs available. Many of the citizens are passionate about their political views and take part in local campaigns and meetings regularly. In addition to these local efforts, Elizabeth also takes part in state politics affecting all of West Virginia. Overall, residents of 26143 Elizabeth take great pride in having their voices heard through active participation in both local and state politics.
The political climate in Zip 26143 (Elizabeth, WV) is very conservative.
Wirt County, WV is very conservative. In Wirt County, WV 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wirt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 17.6%.
Wirt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26143 (Elizabeth, WV) is very conservative.
Elizabeth, West Virginia is very conservative.
Wirt County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Parkersburg-Vienna 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.
Elizabeth, 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 26143 (Elizabeth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $959 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)