Virgie, KY is a small town in Kentucky with a population of approximately 1,020 people. The local political candidates running for office represent the diverse interests of the community and are dedicated to ensuring that Virgie is a safe and thriving place to live. Some of the issues they focus on include increasing access to healthcare, improving educational opportunities, advocating for economic growth, protecting the environment, and investing in infrastructure and public safety. Each candidate puts their best effort into making sure that Virgie maintains its small-town charm while also living up to modern standards. They strive to ensure that Virgie remains an attractive destination for visitors and locals alike. The politics in Virgie are always changing as new city leaders enter office with fresh perspectives and ideas for how to make the community even better.
The political climate in Virgie, KY is strongly conservative.
Pike County, KY is very conservative. In Pike County, KY 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 19.2%.
Pike county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Virgie, KY is strongly conservative.
Pike 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.
Virgie, Kentucky: D 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 Virgie, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)