Paducah, Kentucky is a small city located on the Ohio River in Western Kentucky. It is known for its laid-back atmosphere and vibrant cultural heritage. While the city does not have a large population, it is home to a diverse group of people who are passionate about their community and strive to make it an even better place to live. Paducah has a rich history of local politics that dates back to the mid 19th century. Over the years, local elections have been held to elect representatives for the mayor’s office, city council, and county government offices. The issues at stake involve public safety and economic development initiatives, as well as finding ways to improve quality of life for citizens. Candidates often reflect different perspectives on these issues and can be found campaigning in neighborhoods throughout the city. Paducah residents take pride in exercising their civic duty by participating in local politics and making informed choices when voting for their preferred candidates.
The political climate in Paducah, KY is somewhat conservative.
McCracken County, KY is strongly conservative. In McCracken County, KY 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McCracken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.4%.
McCracken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Paducah, KY is somewhat conservative.
McCracken County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Paducah 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.
Paducah, 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 Paducah, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,256 contributions totaling $382,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,302 contributions totaling $966,966 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $743 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)