Mays Lick, Kentucky is a small rural town located in Mason County. Although the town is small, it has an active political environment. The politics of Mays Lick are informed by local issues and concerns, including infrastructure, education, and economic development. Local elections for county governments are held every two years and residents can vote for candidates who will best represent their interests. As a resident of Mays Lick, I care deeply about the future of my community and take part in local politics to ensure that our voices are heard.
The political climate in Mays Lick, KY is very conservative.
Mason County, KY is very conservative. In Mason County, KY 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.7%.
Mason county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mays Lick, KY is very conservative.
Mason County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Maysville 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.
Mays Lick, 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 Mays Lick, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $832 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $973 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)