Mount Sterling, KY is a small city located in Montgomery County, with a population of 6,829 according to the 2010 United States Census. Mount Sterling is home to many diverse cultures and has a range of local politics. The city is governed by Mayor Ed Burtner and three City Commissioners, who are all elected by local residents. Other important local politicians include the County Judge Executive- H. Stephen Kelly and State Representative- Rocky Adkins. These individuals work together to ensure that Mount Sterling's citizens have their voices heard in government decisions and remain actively involved in political affairs. Beyond the city level, Montgomery County also holds elections for offices such as Sheriff, Coroner, Assessor and more. Each year, citizens of Mount Sterling can vote for the candidates they believe will best serve their community and represent their views on key issues facing the area.
The political climate in Mount Sterling, KY is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, KY is very conservative. In Montgomery County, KY 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 28.3%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Sterling, KY is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Mount Sterling 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.
Mount Sterling, 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 Mount Sterling, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 286 contributions totaling $108,596 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $63,363 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)