Politics in 26050 Newell, WV are an important part of the local community. 2650 Newell is part of Hancock County, which is a swing county in West Virginia that tends to favor both Democratic and Republican candidates. The Hancock County Board of Commissioners is responsible for representing the residents of 26050 Newell in local government and advocating for their interests within the larger municipality. There are various other elected officials at the state and national level who represent 26050 Newell as well, including U.S. Congressmen, Senators, and State Representatives. All these political figures work together to ensure the best possible outcomes for Hancock County and its constituents, including those living in 26050 Newell.
The political climate in Zip 26050 (Newell, WV) is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, WV is very conservative. In Hancock County, WV 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.5%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26050 (Newell, WV) is strongly conservative.
Newell, West Virginia is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Weirton-Steubenville 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.
Newell, 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 26050 (Newell)
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 21 contributions totaling $1,964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)