The Middlesborough, KY Metro Area is an area known for its strong sense of community and local government. The Middlesborough City Council consists of five members who serve two-year terms and are elected by the citizens of Middlesborough. Each member is responsible for representing their constituents and making sure that their interests are taken into account when making decisions about the city. The Mayor is the leader of the council and is elected every four years by the citizens of Middlesborough. He or she sets up committees to investigate issues facing the city and make recommendations to the council on how best to address those issues. The Mayor also appoints representatives from various organizations to serve on special boards such as the Planning Commission, Economic Development Board, and Public Safety Advisory Board. These representatives advise the City Council on matters related to planning, economic development, public safety, and other important topics affecting the community. By working together with its citizens in a spirit of cooperation, Middlesborough has been able to address challenges while still maintaining its friendly small-town atmosphere.
The political climate in Middlesborough Metro Area is very conservative.
In Middlesborough Metro Area 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, the Middlesborough metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.8%.
The Middlesborough metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Middlesborough, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Middlesborough Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $2,718 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $12,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)