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West Virginia Scorecard

West Virginia Scorecard

This scorecard shows how West Virginia residents rate their state's leadership, economy, political landscape, and social climate as well as how they view the nation's leadership and economy. West Virginia residents' responses on 14 key metrics are compared with national averages. Understand how we calculated the 14 key metrics.

POLITICS West Virginia National Average

Partisanship

% Republican/Lean Republican 36 39
% Democratic/Lean Democratic 43 43

Ideology

% Conservative 39 36
% Moderate 38 36
% Liberal 18 23

Presidential Job Approval

% Approve 24 43

Trust in Your State's Government

% Great deal/Fair amount 51 58^
Economics West Virginia National Average

Confidence in the U.S. Economy

Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100) -48 -16
Confidence in Your State's Economy
Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100) -13 23^

Good Time to Get a Job in City or Area

% Good time 26 40^

State Taxes Not Too High

% Not too high 42 47^
Payroll to Population Rate
% of Population Employed Full Time by an Employer 36 43
Satisfaction West Virginia National Average

Best State to Live in

% Best/One of the best 36 46^

Would Like to Remain in State

% Remain 72 65^

Satisfied With City or Area

% Satisfied 81 83^
Culture West Virginia National Average

Religiosity

% Very religious 39 41

City or Area Is Good Place for Racial and Ethnic Minorities

% Good place 74 83^

National averages: Average for the total U.S. population. The national average measures are from 优蜜传媒Daily tracking conducted January-June 2014, with sample sizes ranging from 230 in the least populous states to 8,500 in the most populous states. There are at least 500 respondents in 41 states.

^50-state averages: Overall average of the 50 individual state averages. The 50-state average measures are from a 50-state 优蜜传媒poll conducted June-December 2013 with at least 600 residents in each state.

Use to explore state political, economic, and well-being data collected since 2008.


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