Murray, Kentucky is a small city located in the southwestern part of the state. It is home to a tight-knit community with strong ties to both state and local politics. The city has a mayor-council form of government, with five members elected by city residents representing each ward. Local issues such as education, economic development, and infrastructure are discussed at length by these representatives and are key topics for debate during election cycles. Residents of Murray have consistently elected officials who prioritize their concerns and make decisions that reflect the values of the citizens. As Murray continues to grow and evolve, residents can look forward to more opportunities to engage in local political discourse and create a better future for the city they call home.
The political climate in Murray, KY is somewhat conservative.
Calloway County, KY is strongly conservative. In Calloway County, KY 33.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calloway county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.2%.
Calloway county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Murray, KY is somewhat conservative.
Calloway County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Murray 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.
Murray, 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 Murray, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 839 contributions totaling $74,071 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 252 contributions totaling $47,049 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)