Pineville, KY is a small town in Bell County with a population of just over two thousand people. Despite its small size, politics play an important role in the town. The residents of Pineville are proud to be part of their community and take great care to ensure that their voices are heard on all political matters. The city council regularly meets to discuss issues that affect the town, such as zoning ordinances and economic development projects. Additionally, the residents of Pineville participate in local elections by voting for their preferred candidates for mayor, city council members, and other positions. With a strong commitment to civic engagement, Pineville is an example of how politics can bring citizens together for a common cause.
The political climate in Pineville, KY is strongly conservative.
Bell County, KY is very conservative. In Bell County, KY 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.8%.
Bell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pineville, KY is strongly conservative.
Bell County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Middlesborough Metro Area 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.
Pineville, 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 Pineville, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $9,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)