The Maysville, KY Metro Area is known for its vibrant political environment. With a variety of local, state and federal elected officials representing the area, constituents are able to engage in the political process. Local government consists of a mayor and city council that work together to develop initiatives and regulations to benefit the citizens of Maysville. Additionally, the state legislature is responsible for legislative efforts that affect all Kentuckians. As part of the United States government, the Maysville Metro Area also has many representatives in Congress who are dedicated to upholding American values and ensuring that people have access to all their rights as citizens. Through its robust political landscape, Maysville provides an excellent example of how citizens can be involved in their own democracy.
The political climate in Maysville Metro Area is very conservative.
In Maysville Metro Area 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Maysville metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.7%.
The Maysville metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maysville 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.
Maysville, 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 Maysville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 269 contributions totaling $38,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $35,741 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)