Clayhole, KY is located in the heart of Appalachia and has a rural population of approximately 4,000 people. Despite its small size, Clayhole's political landscape is quite active. The town is represented by state senator Barbara Holman, who was elected to her seat in 2018. She works to represent the interests of her constituents and has been an effective voice in advocating for Clayhole's rural communities. On the local level, Clayhole's mayor is Mandy Farley, who took office in 2019 after winning a hotly contested election. Mayor Farley’s focus on economic development initiatives has been well received by residents. Additionally, the town boasts a board of commissioners that oversees municipal government operations and budgeting decisions. Together these elected representatives work to ensure that Clayhole remains a great place to live and raise a family.
The political climate in Zip 41317 (Clayhole, KY) is very conservative.
Breathitt County, KY is very conservative. In Breathitt County, KY 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Breathitt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.3% to 23.0%.
Breathitt county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41317 (Clayhole, KY) is very conservative.
Clayhole, Kentucky is very conservative.
Breathitt 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.
Clayhole, Kentucky: D D 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 41317 (Clayhole)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 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)