South Carrollton, KY is a small town located in the western part of the state. It is a close knit community with a population of around 2,500 people. The politics in South Carrollton are centered on local issues and often involve long-time residents working together to solve problems that affect their community. This could include anything from improving infrastructure or increasing funding for public safety programs to ensuring that essential services remain available to its citizens. Local political candidates who have served in the past have all shared a commitment to the well-being of the town and its citizens, focusing on listening to their concerns and creating policies that benefit all of South Carrollton's residents.
The political climate in South Carrollton, KY is strongly conservative.
Muhlenberg County, KY is very conservative. In Muhlenberg County, KY 24.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muhlenberg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 24.9%.
Muhlenberg county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Carrollton, KY is strongly conservative.
Muhlenberg 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.
South Carrollton, Kentucky: d 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 South Carrollton, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $3,615 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $7,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)