Manitou, KY is a small town located in western Kentucky that has a strong sense of community and local pride. The Town Council is responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens of Manitou and they take into account the input from those living in the area as well as those who have recently moved to the town. Every four years, the citizens of Manitou elect new members to serve on the Town Council. These individuals are tasked with representing the interests of their constituents while also working together to ensure that Manitou remains a great place to live. Currently, there are several local political candidates running for office in this upcoming election including both long time residents of Manitou as well as newcomers. They each bring different perspectives and ideas to the table and it will be exciting to see how their combined efforts shape the future of Manitou.
The political climate in Manitou, KY is very 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
Manitou, KY is very 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.
Manitou, 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 Manitou, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $16,378 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $65,492 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $336 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)