The politics in the Mayfield, KY Metro Area are diverse and vibrant. As a part of the local community, it is important to stay informed about the current political landscape. There are several different political parties that represent citizens of Mayfield, from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party and other independent candidates. Each party has its own platform and ideas for how to best serve the people of Mayfield. Additionally, local elections take place every two years for positions such as Mayor and City Council members. Taking part in the local election process by voting or voicing your opinion is a great way to stay involved in your community and have your voice heard within the political system.
The political climate in Mayfield Metro Area is very conservative.
In Mayfield Metro Area 20.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Mayfield metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 20.9%.
The Mayfield metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mayfield 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.
Mayfield, 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 Mayfield Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 495 contributions totaling $9,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 315 contributions totaling $74,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)