In 40958 Kettle Island, KY, politics are a very important part of life. The area has an active political climate and many residents take part in local and state elections. Although the population is not available, the people in Kettle Island have a strong commitment to politics and stay informed on current issues. There are various political parties represented in the area and locals can voice their opinions through public forums. Local politicians actively seek out community feedback and support while running for office. Elections are always competitive and spirited debates often occur over the course of an election season. The citizens of Kettle Island are committed to making sure their voices are heard when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Zip 40958 (Kettle Island, KY) is very conservative.
Bell County, KY is very conservative. In Bell County, KY 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.8%.
Bell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40958 (Kettle Island, KY) is very conservative.
Kettle Island, Kentucky is very conservative.
Bell County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Middlesborough 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.
Kettle Island, 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 40958 (Kettle Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)