The people of 41139 Flatwoods, KY take politics seriously and are committed to engaging in the dialogue around the candidates and issues that affect their lives. With a population of over 33,000, there is no shortage of opinions on how best to represent the diverse interests of the community. Every election season brings with it an influx of local political candidates ready to speak out on behalf of their constituents. Each candidate must articulate a unique platform that speaks to the values and goals that resonate with the people of 41139 Flatwoods—whether that be economic growth, improved education, or environmental protection. Despite often differing perspectives and views, residents ultimately come together to make decisions for our state's future for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 41139 (Flatwoods, KY) is strongly conservative.
Greenup County, KY is very conservative. In Greenup County, KY 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenup county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.9% to 26.8%.
Greenup county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41139 (Flatwoods, KY) is strongly conservative.
Flatwoods, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Greenup County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Flatwoods, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 41139 (Flatwoods)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $1,155 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $7,403 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)