Elk Creek, KY is a small rural town known for its close-knit community and friendly neighbors. It has a strong sense of civic pride and the citizens are actively engaged in local politics. The city council governs the town and is responsible for setting local policies and making decisions that impact the lives of Elk Creek residents. The council consists of five members who are elected every two years by the people of Elk Creek. During these elections, residents have an opportunity to cast their vote for those who will best represent their interests on the city council. Local issues such as education, public safety, taxes, and economic development are all discussed at length during these election cycles. Residents of Elk Creek take their role in local politics seriously and show great commitment to electing officials they believe will make sound decisions that benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Elk Creek, KY is very conservative.
Spencer County, KY is very conservative. In Spencer County, KY 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spencer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 22.1%.
Spencer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elk Creek, KY is very conservative.
Spencer County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Elk Creek, 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 Elk Creek, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)