The politics of the Mount Sterling, KY Metro Area are closely intertwined with the region's varied interests. The city is home to a variety of local businesses, ranging from community-owned companies to large corporations. Local businesses are strongly represented in the politics of the city and many candidates seeking office have deep ties within the business sector. In particular, small business owners often play a key role in city policy decisions. Community involvement also plays an important role in city politics, as organizations like churches and civic groups provide valuable input regarding topics such as zoning regulations and public safety initiatives. Additionally, local government representatives routinely seek out the opinions of their constituents through public forums and surveys. Overall, Mount Sterling has an active political scene that welcomes diverse viewpoints and incorporates them into meaningful policies.
The political climate in Mount Sterling Metro Area is very conservative.
In Mount Sterling Metro Area 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Mount Sterling metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 27.6%.
The Mount Sterling metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Sterling 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.
Mount Sterling, 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 Mount Sterling Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 369 contributions totaling $152,826 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $414 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 219 contributions totaling $73,079 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $334 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)