Irvine, KY is a small town in eastern Kentucky located on the banks of the South Fork of the Kentucky River. Politically, Irvine has a strong local presence with a mayor and city council. The mayor is elected by the citizens of Irvine every four years and the city council consists of five members who are voted into office for two-year terms. These officials work together to ensure that all citizens have access to services like public safety, infrastructure projects, parks and recreation, and economic development initiatives. Additionally, these officials are active in advocating for greater access to state government resources that will help improve the quality of life in Irvine. Local elections draw out a large number of voters who are deeply engaged in their community’s politics. Many local political candidates have taken an interest in Irvine’s future by running campaigns based on fiscal responsibility, job growth and increased investment in the city’s infrastructure. Despite its small size, Irvine is an important part of Kentucky politics and provides leadership for its region.
The political climate in Irvine, KY is strongly conservative.
Estill County, KY is very conservative. In Estill County, KY 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Estill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.0% to 20.7%.
Estill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Irvine, KY is strongly conservative.
Estill 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.
Irvine, 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 Irvine, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 273 contributions totaling $11,376 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 240 contributions totaling $69,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)