The politics in South Wallins, KY are an interesting mix of rural and urban ideas. Citizens of all ages and backgrounds take part in the local elections here, with candidates proposing a variety of different strategies to address the needs of their constituents. During recent elections, there have been a wide range of opinions and issues debated by local politicians, including infrastructure development, environmental protection measures, education reform initiatives, public safety concerns and social welfare programs. All candidates strive to represent the best interests of the people living in South Wallins and the surrounding area. The citizens take an active role in deciding who works for them in government by participating in the democratic process that is held every two years. Through voter outreach efforts, each candidate puts forth their platform and communicates with their constituents on what they believe is best for all. Ultimately it is up to the people living in South Wallins to determine who will be elected into office and which policies will be adopted by their local government.
The political climate in South Wallins, KY is moderately conservative.
Harlan County, KY is very conservative. In Harlan County, KY 13.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harlan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.4% to 13.6%.
Harlan county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Wallins, KY is moderately conservative.
Harlan 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.
South Wallins, 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 South Wallins, 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 6 contributions totaling $731 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)