The small town of Powderly, KY is a tight-knit community that takes pride in its local government. The city council consists of a mayor and four other elected members who have worked diligently to ensure the town's well-being. There are no major political parties in Powderly, so residents rely on local candidates who strive to make decisions in the best interest of the community. Issues affecting the town include economic development, infrastructure improvements, public education and safety. Candidates have to demonstrate their commitment to these issues while also demonstrating their ability to work together for the greater good of all those in the town. Without major political divisions or big outside influence, Powderly remains an independently-minded town that takes pride in its local government and citizens.
The political climate in Powderly, KY is strongly conservative.
Muhlenberg County, KY is very conservative. In Muhlenberg County, KY 24.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muhlenberg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 24.9%.
Muhlenberg county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Powderly, KY is strongly conservative.
Muhlenberg 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.
Powderly, 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 Powderly, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $43,205 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $53,359 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $499 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)