Powell County, KY is a small rural county located in the Appalachian region of Eastern Kentucky. The county has a rich history and is known for its hardworking citizens and tight-knit communities. With a population of around 12,000 people, Powell County is governed by an elected board of magistrates who are responsible for enacting legislation that serves the best interests of the community. Every two years residents have the opportunity to cast their ballots in local elections to determine who will serve as their representatives on a variety of boards and committees. Issues discussed at these local political events often include economic development, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and education funding. Local leaders strive to ensure that Powell County is actively engaged in helping its citizens pursue their goals and dreams while maintaining the values and traditions passed down from generation to generation.
The political climate in Powell County, KY is very conservative.
In Powell County, KY 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Powell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 24.8%.
Powell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Powell County, KY is very conservative.
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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.
Powell, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Powell County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $16,924 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $9,884 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $988 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)