Mayking, KY is a small town located in the rural Appalachian Mountains. With a population of just over 2,000 people, Mayking is known for its strong sense of community and small-town charm. While there is no local government, all members of the community work together to make decisions that impact their lives. As such, citizens take an active role in voicing their opinions on issues that may affect them or their neighbors. The importance of working together as a community has led to an emphasis on political participation and awareness among the residents of Mayking, KY. Citizens attend debates and town hall meetings to stay informed on candidates and policy proposals that may affect their town. People also take part in voter registration drives and volunteer opportunities throughout the year to ensure they have a say in who represents them at the state level. Overall, politics play an important role in Mayking’s culture and daily life as citizens strive to create a better future for themselves and their neighbors.
The political climate in Mayking, KY is strongly conservative.
Letcher County, KY is very conservative. In Letcher County, KY 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Letcher county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 19.7%.
Letcher county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mayking, KY is strongly conservative.
Letcher 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.
Mayking, Kentucky: d 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 Mayking, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $7,369 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $30,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $699 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)