The town of 42327 Calhoun, KY is home to a diverse and growing population. The political climate in the town can be described as having a strong sense of community values. During election season, residents of 42327 Calhoun come together to discuss the issues that are important to them and which candidates they think would best voice their concerns. Local political candidates in this area usually represent the small-town feel and focus on issues such as economic development, education, infrastructure, healthcare, and other local topics. Residents of the area are encouraged to get involved in the political process by voting or attending public meetings or forums so that they can have a say in determining who will represent their interests in the government.
The political climate in Zip 42327 (Calhoun, KY) is very conservative.
McLean County, KY is very conservative. In McLean County, KY 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 22.5%.
McLean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42327 (Calhoun, KY) is very conservative.
Calhoun, Kentucky is very conservative.
McLean County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Owensboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Calhoun, 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 42327 (Calhoun)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $5,238 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)