Burkesville, KY is a small town located in central Kentucky. It is known for its rich history and vibrant culture. The town has a mayor and city council that are responsible for managing the local government. The mayor is elected every four years with the current mayor being elected in 2016. The city council consists of five members who serve as the legislative body of Burkesville. They are responsible for setting the agenda and passing laws that affect the citizens of Burkesville. In addition to this, they also work to ensure that public services such as police protection and fire protection are provided to residents in an efficient manner. The politics in Burkesville, KY are characterized by citizens having a strong voice in their government through their participation in local elections. This allows them to have a say in who represents them on the city council and how their taxes are spent to support public services.
The political climate in Burkesville, KY is strongly conservative.
Cumberland County, KY is very conservative. In Cumberland County, KY 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 15.4%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burkesville, KY is strongly conservative.
Cumberland 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.
Burkesville, 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 Burkesville, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $3,554 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $32,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $374 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)