Bandana, KY is a small rural town located in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky. It has a population of just under 5,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community. Politics in Bandana tend to lean towards conservative values and beliefs. The local political candidates in Bandana are typically supported by the residents due to their shared values and beliefs. Though Bandana is considered a small town, politics are still taken very seriously as local elections have an immediate effect on the day-to-day lives of its citizens. They take pride in being a part of the political process and putting effort into researching each candidate up for election. This gives them assurance that their voice will be heard when it comes to deciding who will represent them both locally and nationally.
The political climate in Bandana, KY is very conservative.
Ballard County, KY is very conservative. In Ballard County, KY 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ballard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.5%.
Ballard county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bandana, KY is very conservative.
Ballard 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.
Bandana, 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 Bandana, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $23,982 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $571 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)