Robards, KY is a small town located in Henderson County. Despite its small size, Robards has an active political landscape. As part of the Republican-controlled Kentucky legislature, residents have access to representatives who represent their interests at the state level. On the local level, Robards also has a city council and mayor that oversee matters pertaining to the community such as public safety, infrastructure development, and economic development. The city council is made up of aldermen who are elected by city residents every two years and work together with the mayor to enact legislation for Robards. Residents can participate in the democratic process by voting in local elections or attending town hall meetings to voice their opinions on issues relevant to them.
The political climate in Robards, KY is strongly conservative.
Henderson County, KY is strongly conservative. In Henderson County, KY 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.5% to 36.9%.
Henderson county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Robards, KY is strongly conservative.
Henderson County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Evansville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Robards, Kentucky: d R d 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 Robards, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $70 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $1,291 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)