The small town of Emlyn, KY is a quiet and peaceful place that is known for its hospitable residents. Despite its size, the town has an active political scene and is home to many residents who are passionate about their civic duties. The local government in Emlyn consists of a mayor, four council members, and various other elected officials such as the county clerk, sheriff, magistrate, tax collector and others. The council members are responsible for making decisions about taxes, zoning laws, public services and local regulations. Community members also take part in organized political activity such as attending meetings of the Town Council or relevant committees to voice their opinions on important issues. Individuals in Emlyn stay up-to-date on current events that affect the town through a variety of news sources both online and off. This allows them to have informed conversations with their neighbors about what’s going on both within the community and beyond it. Through these conversations they can then make sure that their representatives are aware of their views when it comes time to vote on proposed measures or legislation affecting the area’s future.
The political climate in Emlyn, KY is strongly conservative.
Whitley County, KY is very conservative. In Whitley County, KY 16.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whitley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 16.6%.
Whitley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Emlyn, KY is strongly conservative.
Whitley County, Kentucky is very conservative.
London 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.
Emlyn, 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 Emlyn, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,053 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $11,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)