Sharpsburg, KY is a small town located in Bath County, Kentucky. Politics in Sharpsburg is an important part of the town's culture. The local political scene centers around the mayor and city council, with elections occurring every four years. The current mayor is Mark Montgomery and he is running for re-election this year. Alongside him are a number of qualified local candidates representing both major parties. Each candidate has their own individual platform focusing on issues such as job growth and infrastructure investment, but all strive to keep Sharpsburg a safe and welcoming place to live. With a wide selection of candidates, residents are sure to find the right fit for them during this election season.
The political climate in Sharpsburg, KY is strongly conservative.
Bath County, KY is very conservative. In Bath County, KY 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bath county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 28.0%.
Bath county voted Republican in five of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sharpsburg, KY is strongly conservative.
Bath County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Mount Sterling Metro Area 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.
Sharpsburg, Kentucky: r 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 Sharpsburg, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $4,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $4,000 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)