Phelps, KY is a rural, small town located in the Appalachian Mountains. It has a strong sense of community and is an important part of East Kentucky culture. The politics in Phelps are largely based on conservative values, with an emphasis on local issues such as education and economic development. People in Phelps tend to vote for candidates who believe in protecting traditional values while working to create economic opportunities for all citizens. As far as political parties go, Republicans dominate the local landscape and tend to have a strong influence on elections. Local government officials are active in their communities, holding regular town meetings to discuss important topics and encourage public participation in government processes. Despite the conservative nature of the politics in Phelps, there is also a commitment to ensuring that all members of the community have access to resources that can help them achieve their goals.
The political climate in Phelps, KY is strongly conservative.
Pike County, KY is very conservative. In Pike County, KY 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 19.2%.
Pike county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Phelps, KY is strongly conservative.
Pike 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.
Phelps, Kentucky: D d 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 Phelps, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)