Jenkins, KY is a small town located in the Eastern Kentucky region of the United States. It is home to approximately 500 people and has a rich history in coal mining. Despite its relatively small population, Jenkins is an active part of local politics due to its proximity to larger towns like Hazard and Whitesburg. Locals participate in public forums and demonstrations organized by candidates running for office in state-level races in order to make their voices heard on important issues such as education funding, infrastructure development, and environmental protection. The town also has a strong emphasis on civic responsibility, with many residents volunteering for local causes or participating in community events. As a result of these efforts, Jenkins has become an important part of the political landscape in the greater Eastern Kentucky region.
The political climate in Jenkins, KY is moderately conservative.
Letcher County, KY is very conservative. In Letcher County, KY 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Letcher county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 19.7%.
Letcher county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jenkins, KY is moderately conservative.
Letcher 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.
Jenkins, 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 Jenkins, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $1,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $2,346 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $587 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)