Smithland, KY is a small town with a population of around 5,000 people. The political system in Smithland is based on a mayor-council government structure. The mayor is elected by the citizens every four years and presides over the city council which consists of eight members who are also elected by the citizens. These elected officials are responsible for shaping the overall policies and legislation in the city, including budget matters, land use issues, public safety, infrastructure projects, and other important topics. Currently there are several candidates running for local office in Smithland, each with their own ideas on how to best serve the community. As election day draws near, citizens should make sure to get out and vote so their voices can be heard and so that they can choose the candidate that best reflects their values and ideals.
The political climate in Smithland, KY is very conservative.
Livingston County, KY is very conservative. In Livingston County, KY 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.1% to 18.8%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smithland, KY is very conservative.
Livingston County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Paducah 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.
Smithland, 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 Smithland, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $1,791 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)