The small town of Arjay, KY, (zip code 40902) is part of the larger Harlan County in eastern Kentucky. The area has a long history of political activism and coal mining. Although the population of Arjay is not large, there are still many active citizens who take an interest in local politics. The Harlan County Democratic Executive Committee (HDEC) meets regularly to discuss current local issues and advocate for their community. During election years, the HDEC sets up events that introduce candidates running for office and educates citizens on where they can go to vote. Local organizations like the Harlan County Republican Women’s Club also provide educational resources to educate residents on politics so they can make informed decisions when voting. Overall, even though Arjay is a small town, its citizens are very engaged in local politics and strive to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 40902 (Arjay, 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 40902 (Arjay, KY) is very conservative.
Arjay, 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.
Arjay, 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 40902 (Arjay)
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)