The small city of Central City, KY is a close-knit community that is actively engaged in local politics. Residents take part in local elections and are committed to ensuring their voices are heard in issues that affect the city. The people of Central City vote for members of the Board of Aldermen, who oversee the daily operations of the city. They also take part in voting for mayors and other important officials who hold office in Central City. Local issues such as economic development, public safety, education, and infrastructure are at the top of residents’ minds when it comes to participating in city politics. The people of Central City work together to promote meaningful change within their community and strive to make their voice heard.
The political climate in Central City, KY is strongly conservative.
Muhlenberg County, KY is very conservative. In Muhlenberg County, KY 24.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muhlenberg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 24.9%.
Muhlenberg county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Central City, KY is strongly conservative.
Muhlenberg 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.
Central City, 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 Central City, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $7,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $14,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)