Dawson Springs, KY is a small town located in western Kentucky. It has a long political history, dating back to 1890 when the county was formed. The current mayor of Dawson Springs is Gary L. Binkley, who was elected in 2018 and serves on the city council alongside four other members. The city holds elections every four years for all of its elected officials, including the mayor, who presides over the city’s local government. There are also state representatives from the area that serve in Frankfort and Washington D.C. representing the citizens of Dawson Springs at both levels of government. In addition, national representatives from Kentucky are also involved with issues pertaining to Dawson Springs on a federal level. All of these political representatives work together to ensure that residents have access to quality services and resources while maintaining an environment where individuals are free to express their views without fear of retribution or discrimination.
The political climate in Dawson Springs, KY is moderately conservative.
Hopkins County, KY is very conservative. In Hopkins County, KY 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hopkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.2% to 25.3%.
Hopkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dawson Springs, KY is moderately conservative.
Hopkins County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Madisonville 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.
Dawson Springs, 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 Dawson Springs, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,480 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $15,830 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)