Smithfield, KY is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It is known for its rural beauty, friendly residents, and close-knit community. Despite its small size, Smithfield is an important political center in Kentucky. The town holds elections for local officials such as mayor and council members every two years. In these elections, citizens of Smithfield have the opportunity to choose representatives who will advocate on their behalf and work to improve the town's infrastructure and quality of life for its residents. Issues like economic development, education reform, public safety, and access to healthcare are at the forefront of election debates in Smithfield. Additionally, larger statewide issues such as criminal justice reform or changes to tax laws may be addressed by elected officials from Smithfield who are running for regional office or higher levels of government. Overall, politics plays an important role in shaping the future of Smithfield and its residents have a powerful voice when it comes to deciding who should lead them going forward.
The political climate in Smithfield, KY is very 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
Smithfield, KY is very 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.
Smithfield, 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 Smithfield, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $16,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $679 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $6,831 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)