The small community of 40328 Gravel Switch, KY is known for its tight-knit group of neighbors and its many outdoor activities. Although the town has no official political candidates running in the upcoming election, the people of Gravel Switch are passionate about their local politics. The vast majority of residents are independent voters, voting for whoever they deem to be the best candidate without regard to any particular party affiliation. The unifying goal among citizens is a desire to see their community thrive and grow with an eye towards preserving the unique character that makes it such a special place to live. They recognize that wise decisions need to be made at all levels of government in order to ensure that their town remains safe and prosperous for future generations.
The political climate in Zip 40328 (Gravel Switch, KY) is very conservative.
Marion County, KY is very conservative. In Marion County, KY 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 30.5%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40328 (Gravel Switch, KY) is very conservative.
Gravel Switch, Kentucky is very conservative.
Marion 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.
Gravel Switch, 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 40328 (Gravel Switch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $2,571 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)