# Patrick Morrisey

Patrick Morrisey is the Republican governor of West Virginia.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Governor of West Virginia
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-WV-patrick-morrisey (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Morrisey has 717 classified statements in the current term.

## What Morrisey says (Current term)

717 classified statements: 717 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Republican governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Morrisey | Republican governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.7% | 0.9% | 6 of 22 |
| Policy criticism | 6.4% | 4.4% | 6 of 22 |
| Policy discussion | 39.1% | 40.0% | 11 of 22 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 2.7% | 8 of 22 |
| Credit claiming | 28.4% | 29.0% | 12 of 22 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 1.7% | 8 of 22 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 27% (Republican governors 19%); Energy 14% (Republican governors 7.2%); Taxation 13% (Republican governors 18%); Education 11% (Republican governors 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (Republican governors 5.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.76 (standard error 0.05), from 26,472 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of Republican governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/MorriseyWV/status/2111549331358540083
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/MorriseyWV/status/2108738466770985029
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MorriseyWV/status/2108930902965256665
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MorriseyWV/status/2108587249692442859
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MorriseyWV/status/2107894168106279408
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/MorriseyWV/status/2105829224321839544
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/MorriseyWV/status/2105840470035407010
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MorriseyWV/status/2105972613876978020
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MorriseyWV/status/2105090402411810967
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/MorriseyWV/status/2104579789944434866

## Links

- Official site: https://governor.wv.gov
- Campaign site: https://patrickmorrisey.com/
- X: https://x.com/MorriseyWV

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-WV-patrick-morrisey