Cannonsburg, KY is a small town located in the southern region of the state. It has a rich history and strong sense of community pride that makes it a desirable place to live for many people. While Cannonsburg is not highly populated, it still has an active political scene. The townspeople are dedicated to maintaining the town's integrity and ensuring that its citizens' needs are met. Several local political candidates have run for office in past years and there are always new voices emerging to represent the city's interests. These candidates come from all walks of life and bring various perspectives to the table. They work hard to find common ground between different sides of any issue, allowing for progress that benefits everyone in Cannonsburg. Overall, the politics in Cannonsburg demonstrate how important civic engagement is for small towns throughout Kentucky and beyond.
The political climate in Cannonsburg, KY is strongly conservative.
Boyd County, KY is very conservative. In Boyd County, KY 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boyd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 32.6%.
Boyd county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cannonsburg, KY is strongly conservative.
Boyd County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Cannonsburg, Kentucky: d 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 Cannonsburg, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 255 contributions totaling $24,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $46,441 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $479 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)