The small town of Eddyville, Kentucky is located in the western part of the state and has a population of approximately 5,500 residents. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government in which the mayor and six members of the city council are elected to serve four year terms. Political candidates must be registered voters in order to run for office, and those running for mayor or any council position are voted on by all eligible citizens during local elections. Local politics in Eddyville typically center around issues such as infrastructure development, public safety initiatives, economic development, zoning regulations, and educational improvements. In recent years, political debates have also focused on environmental concerns such as recycling initiatives and water conservation efforts. All decisions made within the city government must adhere to state laws and regulations set forth by both federal and state governments.
The political climate in Zip 42038 (Eddyville, KY) is very conservative.
Lyon County, KY is very conservative. In Lyon County, KY 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 25.8%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42038 (Eddyville, KY) is very conservative.
Eddyville, Kentucky is very conservative.
Lyon 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.
Eddyville, 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 42038 (Eddyville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $2,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $5,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)