Henderson, Kentucky is a small city located on the banks of the Ohio River. The city has a rich history of politics and has been home to several prominent politicians over the years. In recent years, the city has seen a number of changes in local government with new political candidates running for office. These candidates have made a promise to bring new ideas to the table and work together to make Henderson an even better place to live. They have campaigned on issues such as improving public safety, creating jobs, and investing in education and infrastructure. Current political representatives are working hard to promote economic development and attract new businesses to the area. With citizens getting involved in local issues and voicing their opinions in local elections, Henderson residents can be sure that their voices will be heard when it comes time to make decisions about their city's future.
The political climate in Henderson, KY is somewhat conservative.
Henderson County, KY is strongly conservative. In Henderson County, KY 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.5% to 36.9%.
Henderson county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henderson, KY is somewhat conservative.
Henderson County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Evansville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Henderson, Kentucky: d R d 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 Henderson, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,884 contributions totaling $348,556 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 976 contributions totaling $182,464 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)