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Party Affiliation In W.Va. And Mason County Growing Pains, This West Virginia Morning

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Tomorrow is Election Day. While West Virginia was once a Democratic stronghold, the Republican Party became the state’s most common political affiliation by 2021.

Today, the Republican Party leads the Democratic Party in West Virginia by more than 100,000 members. Reporter Jack Walker asked party leaders and voters in the Eastern Panhandle why they think West Virginia is turning increasingly red.

Plus, with a $3 billion steel plant under construction, Mason County is facing growing pains it’s never before experienced. Workers, housing, road conditions and commercial growth concerns have been thrust upon an area formerly rich with corn, soybean and tobacco fields. Randy Yohe has the story.

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Maria Young produced this episode.

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