Salyersville, KY is a small town in Magoffin county with a population of around 1,700 people. It has a vibrant political landscape where local residents are passionate about their beliefs and values. Every election season brings out the best in local candidates who are vying for the chance to represent the community on important issues. The municipal government is responsible for setting policies that affect daily life, including matters such as taxation, public safety, infrastructure development and property rights. Local elections are often highly contested as citizens passionately debate the various proposals put forth by each party. With active voter participation, Salyersville's democracy remains strong and vibrant.
The political climate in Salyersville, KY is strongly conservative.
Magoffin County, KY is very conservative. In Magoffin County, KY 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Magoffin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.6% to 22.3%.
Magoffin county voted Republican in five of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salyersville, KY is strongly conservative.
Magoffin County, Kentucky 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.
Salyersville, Kentucky: r d 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 Salyersville, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $24,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $617 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $9,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $517 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)