Drakesboro, KY is a small city that is home to a diverse population. The local politics are quite unique in Drakesboro, as there are a variety of candidates from different parties vying for positions in the city government. Residents have many opportunities to become involved in the political process, whether it be through voting or volunteering for campaigns. In each election cycle, a number of candidates from both major and minor parties put forth their platforms and ideas about how they would best serve the people of Drakesboro. These contests often become very competitive as residents vigorously debate over who should take office and what policies should be implemented. Despite this competition, however, voting turnout in Drakesboro remains high as citizens make sure their voices are heard at the ballot box.
The political climate in Drakesboro, KY is strongly conservative.
Muhlenberg County, KY is very conservative. In Muhlenberg County, KY 24.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muhlenberg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 24.9%.
Muhlenberg county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Drakesboro, KY is strongly conservative.
Muhlenberg 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.
Drakesboro, 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 Drakesboro, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $90 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)