Booneville, Kentucky is a small town with a population of approximately 2,000 people. Politically, the town is represented by both local and state officials who work to ensure that the needs of its citizens are met. At the local level, elected officials include the mayor, city council members, school board members, and county commissioners. State representatives from Booneville are also active in representing their constituents in Frankfort. The people of Booneville take pride in their political representation and strive to elect candidates who will serve them best. Elections are held regularly for all levels of government and citizens have the opportunity to vote for the candidate they believe will be most beneficial for their community.
The political climate in Booneville, KY is moderately conservative.
Owsley County, KY is very conservative. In Owsley County, KY 11.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Owsley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.1% to 11.4%.
Owsley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Booneville, KY is moderately conservative.
Owsley 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.
Booneville, 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 Booneville, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)