Jenkins, KY is a small town located in the Appalachian region of Kentucky with a population of about 4,000. The local politics are primarily dominated by the Democratic Party, which has been in power for many years. Residents enjoy a range of local services and amenities provided by the city government, including utilities, health care access, recreational facilities, educational opportunities, and more. Each year the community holds elections to decide who will represent them on the local political stage. Local candidates typically include representatives from both parties as well as independent candidates from various backgrounds and ideologies. The candidates strive to represent the diverse interests and needs of all of Jenkins' citizens and make sure that their voices are heard in both state and federal policy decisions.
The political climate in Zip 41537 (Jenkins, KY) is very conservative.
Letcher County, KY is very conservative. In Letcher County, KY 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Letcher county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 19.7%.
Letcher county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41537 (Jenkins, KY) is very conservative.
Jenkins, Kentucky is very conservative.
Letcher County, Kentucky is very conservative.
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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.
Jenkins, Kentucky: d 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 41537 (Jenkins)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $1,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $2,346 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $587 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)