Willisburg, KY is a small town located in the heart of Kentucky. It is a close-knit community that values its neighborly connections. While many of the citizens of Willisburg are politically active, there are not a lot of local political candidates running for office. The main focus of politics in Willisburg is to ensure that the town's resources are used wisely and that the needs of all citizens are met. Every few years, locals come together to elect members for various positions in local government such as mayor and councilmen. They work together to ensure that their decisions will lead to positive outcomes for the community as a whole. Through these collaborations, Willisburg remains a thriving small town with many great amenities that serve its citizens well.
The political climate in Willisburg, KY is very conservative.
Washington County, KY is very conservative. In Washington County, KY 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 26.4%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willisburg, KY is very conservative.
Washington 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.
Willisburg, 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 Willisburg, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $2,547 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)