Blackey, KY is located in the southeastern part of the state and is a small rural community. The town has been historically known for its strong sense of community and close-knit relationships. In recent years, local politics have been centered around issues such as job creation and education reform. Blackey has seen a growth in population over the past decade, which has led to an increased focus on local political engagement. Many candidates have emerged to represent residents on the issues that matter most to them, such as economic growth, healthcare access, and environmental protection. Local elections typically draw large numbers of voters who are passionate about their communities and want to ensure they have a voice in their government's decisions. The citizens have become increasingly involved in local elections as well, advocating for change and progress for their community.
The political climate in Blackey, KY is strongly conservative.
Letcher County, KY is very conservative. In Letcher County, KY 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Letcher county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 19.7%.
Letcher county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blackey, KY is strongly conservative.
Letcher County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Kentucky is strongly 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.
Blackey, Kentucky: d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Blackey, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)