Hawesville, Kentucky is a small rural community located in Hancock County. It has a population of around 1,200 people and is known for its historic downtown district and picturesque riverfront views. The town is governed by an elected mayor and council members who serve on the Hawesville City Council. These local political candidates strive to make sure that the citizens of Hawesville have access to city services and that their tax dollars are spent wisely. The Mayor and Council work together to ensure that the city has improved infrastructure, public safety programs, community development initiatives, and economic vitality. Their commitment to maintaining a vibrant and healthy community makes Hawesville an ideal place to live, work, play, and raise a family.
The political climate in Hawesville, KY is very conservative.
Hancock County, KY is very conservative. In Hancock County, KY 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.5%.
Hancock county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hawesville, KY is very conservative.
Hancock County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Owensboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hawesville, Kentucky: R R d 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 Hawesville, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,477 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)