New Haven, KY is a small town in the central part of the state. With a population of just over 1,000 people, it is a tight-knit community that prides itself on its sense of community and neighborly spirit. When it comes to local politics, New Haven takes pride in its elected officials who serve the town with integrity and respect. The current mayor is Tom Smart, who has been in office since 2014 and has earned the trust of the citizens with his hard work and dedication. In addition to Mayor Smart, there are three city council members -- Steve Browning, Bill Abbott and June Noland -- who serve on the City Council and make decisions that affect the entire town. They understand their responsibility to serve the citizens of New Haven with fairness and integrity. Local elections take place every two years in New Haven, giving residents a chance to cast their vote for candidates who share their values and will represent their interests in city government.
The political climate in New Haven, KY is strongly conservative.
Nelson County, KY is very conservative. In Nelson County, KY 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.9%.
Nelson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Haven, KY is strongly conservative.
Nelson County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Bardstown 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.
New Haven, 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 Haven, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)