The Madisonville, KY Metro Area is a vibrant area with diverse political interests and activities. Though the population of the Metro Area isn't officially recorded, it's estimated that there are approximately 50,000 people living in the area. This diverse political region is home to a variety of local political candidates who are fighting for their constituents' needs in their respective towns and cities. From city council races to congressional representation, the residents of Madisonville have no shortage of options when it comes to finding leadership that they can trust and rely upon. Whether it be on the local school board, city government, or even national politics, Madisonville citizens are sure to find candidates who share their values and have their best interests at heart.
The political climate in Madisonville Metro Area is very conservative.
In Madisonville Metro Area 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Madisonville metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.2% to 25.3%.
The Madisonville metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madisonville 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.
Madisonville, 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 Madisonville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 132 contributions totaling $27,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 269 contributions totaling $87,002 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)