St. Charles is a small town in Kentucky with a population of about 1,200 people. The political scene in St. Charles is very local and focused on the needs of the community. The city has an open mayor-council form of government, and the current mayor is Ed Johnson. Each year, citizens elect four council members to serve two-year terms. Issues discussed at council meetings include infrastructure improvements, economic development opportunities, and other matters that affect the well being of the community. There are also several committees dedicated to addressing various topics such as health care, public safety, education, and parks and recreation. Through their efforts, the city is able to bring improvements and progress to its citizens’ lives.
The political climate in St. Charles, KY is very conservative.
Hopkins County, KY is very conservative. In Hopkins County, KY 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hopkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.2% to 25.3%.
Hopkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Charles, KY is very conservative.
Hopkins County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Madisonville 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.
St. Charles, 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 St. Charles, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $740 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $8,565 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)