Coal Run Village, KY is a small town in the southeastern corner of the state. With a population of around 1,500 people, Coal Run Village is known for its strong sense of community and rich coal mining history. Politics in the village are important to many of its residents as it shapes their lives and affects the decisions made on their behalf. The village has representatives in both state and federal government, who work together to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met. Local elections are held every two years for positions such as mayor, commissioner, councilman, and judge. These candidates fight hard to represent the interests of their constituents and promote policies that will benefit Coal Run Village in a positive way. Elections have historically been close races as most candidates campaign on similar platforms; however, the results usually reflect the overall mood of the townspeople and how they want their local government to function.
The political climate in Coal Run Village, KY is strongly conservative.
Pike County, KY is very conservative. In Pike County, KY 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 19.2%.
Pike county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coal Run Village, KY is strongly conservative.
Pike 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.
Coal Run Village, Kentucky: D d 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 Coal Run Village, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $52,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $715 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $114,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $539 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)