Cynthiana, Kentucky is a small rural town with a population of around 6,000. The local government is composed of an elected mayor and city council. The city council is made up of seven members that are elected from five districts within the city. The mayor serves as the head of the executive branch and appoints various political positions to help run the town. Local politics in Cynthiana focus on issues such as improving infrastructure, reducing crime rates, increasing small business growth opportunities, and engaging with its citizens. Cynthiana has a long history of being involved in local politics with many initiatives taken over the years to improve life for its residents. Many community events are held throughout the year to bring locals together and have their voices heard by their elected representatives on important issues affecting the city.
The political climate in Cynthiana, KY is moderately conservative.
Harrison County, KY is very conservative. In Harrison County, KY 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 27.1%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cynthiana, KY is moderately conservative.
Harrison 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.
Cynthiana, 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 Cynthiana, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 242 contributions totaling $22,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $19,918 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)