Fordsville, KY is a small town located in 42343 with a population of around 4,000 people. It is home to many different political affiliations and beliefs. At the local level, the residents of Fordsville, KY are represented by two state representatives and a county judge-executive. The state representatives are responsible for legislation that affects the entire state, while the county judge-executive is responsible for legislation specific to Fordsville and its surrounding areas. Every election cycle brings forth a new slate of candidates for these positions, giving residents the opportunity to choose who will best represent their interests in government. In addition to local government representation, Fordsville also has an active nonpartisan civic organization that works on behalf of its citizens in areas such as education and public safety. This group meets regularly to discuss current issues and work together on solutions that benefit all of its members.
The political climate in Zip 42343 (Fordsville, KY) is very conservative.
Ohio County, KY is very conservative. In Ohio County, KY 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ohio county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 21.6%.
Ohio county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42343 (Fordsville, KY) is very conservative.
Fordsville, Kentucky is very conservative.
Ohio 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.
Fordsville, 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 42343 (Fordsville)
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 3 contributions totaling $2,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $762 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)