Middlesborough, KY is a small town located in Bell County with a population of approximately 10,000 people. The local government is headed by an elected mayor and four city commissioners, who together make up the Middlesborough City Council. The council is responsible for making decisions on major projects and initiatives within the city, such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and policy development. Elections take place every two years in Middlesborough to determine who will serve in the local government positions. The candidates running for office are typically well-known members of the community, and many of them have held leadership roles prior to campaigning for office. Local debates are held between candidates so that citizens can learn more about their stances on important issues affecting the town. With their input taken into consideration, citizens have an opportunity to shape the future of Middlesborough through their votes for city officials.
The political climate in Middlesborough, KY is moderately conservative.
Bell County, KY is very conservative. In Bell County, KY 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.8%.
Bell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middlesborough, KY is moderately conservative.
Bell County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Middlesborough Metro Area 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.
Middlesborough, Kentucky: r 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 Middlesborough, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,874 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $7,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)