Beattyville, KY is a small town located in the eastern part of the state with a rich history and culture. It has been home to many generations of families and continues to be a vibrant community today. Although Beattyville is not a large town, it still has a bustling political scene. A variety of local and state politicians have visited the town over the years, including members of both major parties. Local residents have become involved in advocating for change on issues important to them, ranging from health care and education reform to job creation and economic growth. In recent elections, Beattyville voters have elected candidates from both parties to represent their interests at the county, state, and national levels. These politicians are dedicated to making sure that Beattyville's voice is heard when it comes to critical decisions impacting all citizens in Kentucky.
The political climate in Beattyville, KY is moderately conservative.
Lee County, KY is very conservative. In Lee County, KY 17.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 17.2%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beattyville, KY is moderately conservative.
Lee 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.
Beattyville, 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 Beattyville, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $1,444 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $53,602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $893 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)