The small town of McHenry, Kentucky is located in the heart of rural Appalachia and is known for its scenic mountain views. Despite its small size, politics in the area are an important part of life for many locals. The major political parties in McHenry are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, with most citizens affiliating with one or the other. Each party has their own platforms and strive to represent their constituents’ interests by hosting local events and encouraging voter participation. For example, the local Democratic Party recently held a rally to advocate for better health care options for residents in McHenry. The Republican Party also works hard to promote fiscal responsibility and encourage civic involvement from young people. Although there are no current local political candidates running for office, both sides work diligently to ensure that their voices are heard in government policy decisions that affect this small town on a daily basis.
The political climate in McHenry, KY is strongly conservative.
Ohio County, KY is very conservative. In Ohio County, KY 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ohio county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 21.6%.
Ohio county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McHenry, KY is strongly conservative.
Ohio 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.
McHenry, 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 McHenry, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $3,654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $7,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)