Greenup, KY is a small city with a population of just over 5,000 people. It is located in northeastern Kentucky and has a rich political history. The local government consists of four elected officials who serve four-year terms and oversee the city's infrastructure and policies. Currently, the mayor is Bob Corbin, who was first elected in 2012 and has since been reelected to multiple terms. The other three members of the Greenup government are City Council members John Miller, Mark Riddle, and David White. Each brings a unique perspective to local politics, advocating for their constituents' needs while focusing on keeping taxes low and services high. All four work together to ensure that Greenup remains an excellent place to live for all citizens.
The political climate in Greenup, KY is strongly conservative.
Greenup County, KY is very conservative. In Greenup County, KY 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenup county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.9% to 26.8%.
Greenup county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenup, KY is strongly conservative.
Greenup 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.
Greenup, 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 Greenup, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $1,313 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,421 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)