Chaplin, KY is a small rural town located in Nelson County in Kentucky. This small town has a population of only about 600 people, but despite its size it has an active political scene. Local elections for smaller roles such as city council and mayor are held regularly, and residents are encouraged to turn out to vote for the candidates that they feel best represent their interests. Elections often center around local issues such as infrastructure or economic development, with candidates offering different solutions to the problems facing Chaplin's citizens. It's important for the people of Chaplin to make their voices heard in the political process so that their concerns can be addressed and dealt with by those who are elected into office.
The political climate in Chaplin, KY is strongly conservative.
Nelson County, KY is very conservative. In Nelson County, KY 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.9%.
Nelson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chaplin, KY is strongly conservative.
Nelson County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Bardstown 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.
Chaplin, 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 Chaplin, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $485 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $6,591 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)