The city of Hyden, KY is a small but vibrant community that takes pride in its strong sense of political engagement. As a rural area, local politics are especially important to the residents here as they strive for progress and growth on behalf of the people of Hyden. Local elections generally involve positions such as Mayor, City Council, County Commissioner, School Board Members, and other roles that can influence the decisions made for the town. Residents take part in debates and discussions on important issues facing their town, while also ensuring their voices are heard at the polls during election time. All local candidates must adhere to strict ethical standards when running for office in order to ensure transparency and trustworthiness in the government. With an engaged population and a commitment to progress and justice, Hyden has become an example of how rural communities can make a significant impact on local politics.
The political climate in Hyden, KY is strongly conservative.
Leslie County, KY is very conservative. In Leslie County, KY 9.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leslie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.8% to 9.3%.
Leslie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hyden, KY is strongly conservative.
Leslie 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.
Hyden, 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 Hyden, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $3,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $592 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)