Clay, KY is a small rural town in Kentucky with a long history of political involvement. The town has been involved in local issues since its founding in the late 19th century. While Clay does not have any local political candidates running for office, the citizens are actively engaged in decisions that affect their community. In recent years, they have focused on improving education and public safety, as well as finding ways to revitalize the downtown area. Residents are encouraged to participate in local government meetings to make sure their voices are heard and their opinions represented. There is a strong sense of civic responsibility among the residents and they take pride in being involved in making Clay the best place it can be.
The political climate in Clay, KY is strongly conservative.
Webster County, KY is very conservative. In Webster County, KY 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.6%.
Webster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clay, KY is strongly conservative.
Webster 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.
Clay, 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 Clay, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $536 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $3,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $600 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)