New Castle, KY is a small town located in the heart of Kentucky. It is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of pride in their hometown. Politically, New Castle tends to lean towards the more conservative side of things, with most local candidates being members of the Republican Party. These local representatives often focus on issues such as economic development and school improvements, while also promoting traditional values in the area. They strive to maintain New Castle’s small town charm, and have managed to do so over the years. Each election season brings plenty of opportunities for local residents to participate in deciding who will represent their best interests in government.
The political climate in New Castle, KY is strongly conservative.
Henry County, KY is very conservative. In Henry County, KY 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 26.4%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Castle, KY is strongly conservative.
Henry County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
New Castle, 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 New Castle, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)