#1 is the best, #50 is the worst
The House passed a resolution ordering U.S. forces out of the Iran war in July. The Senate finally voted on it September 24 and it failed 49-50. Fourteen senators on our report cards voted no — including Jon Husted, who said two days earlier the war 'needs to come to an end as quickly as possible.'
On April 16 a war powers resolution failed 213-214. On May 14 the next one deadlocked 212-212, and a tie fails. Either one needed exactly one Republican to switch. Only Thomas Massie, who has no page here, voted yes both times.
H.R. 10377 would drop every noncitizen from the count used to hand out House seats, force a new apportionment before the 2028 election, and put a citizenship question on every future census. The Fourteenth Amendment — which Clyde's filing cites as its authority — says to count 'the whole number of persons in each State.'
Oct. 21 – Oct. 31
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Dates checked against West Virginia’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list. Days, hours and locations are set locally — check with your local election office, and confirm your registration at vote.org.
Trump won West Virginia with 70% of the vote to 28.1%, a margin of 41.9 points, with 55.6% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
4 of 4 — 100%. In the U.S. House, West Virginia has 2 Republicans and 0 Democrats; in the Senate, 2 Republicans and 0 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from West Virginia, on Wikipedia.)
West Virginia ranks #42 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
You can compare West Virginia directly to other states on our Compare States page.
We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost West Virginia. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 39 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Oct. 21 – Oct. 31. Details on West Virginia's official election site. (Checked against West Virginia’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
Only voters with an eligible excuse, such as illness or travel, can vote by mail. Ballots start going out Sept. 18. Ballots postmarked by Election Day count if they arrive by Nov. 9. Details on West Virginia's official election site. (Checked against West Virginia’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
