Rockholds, KY is a small rural town in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky. Despite its size, Rockholds is an important part of the political landscape of the state. The town’s politics are mostly dominated by the Republican Party, though there are some Democrats who have won seats in local elections. Local elections often bring out passionate candidates that want to make sure their voice is heard in town politics. Political debates in Rockholds involve topics such as funding for infrastructure, education and public safety. In addition, discussions about preserving traditional values and protecting the environment are also common. Residents of Rockholds value being politically active and regularly take part in events like candidate forums and debates to stay informed on current issues.
The political climate in Rockholds, KY is strongly conservative.
Whitley County, KY is very conservative. In Whitley County, KY 16.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whitley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 16.6%.
Whitley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockholds, KY is strongly conservative.
Whitley County, Kentucky is very conservative.
London 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.
Rockholds, 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 Rockholds, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)