The town of 40734 Gray, Kentucky is a small rural community located in the foothills of Appalachia. The town has a population of approximately 10,000 and is predominantly made up of lower-income households. Politically, the residents of 40734 Gray tend to favor more conservative ideals and are represented by two local political candidates: Jimmy Smith and Joe Anderson. Both candidates have strong track records within their respective districts and have spent considerable time campaigning throughout the region. Jimmy Smith focuses on issues such as economic development and job creation, while Joe Anderson emphasizes education reform and access to healthcare. Regardless of which candidate is chosen, both are dedicated to making sure that the needs of the citizens of 40734 Gray are met.
The political climate in Zip 40734 (Gray, KY) is strongly conservative.
Knox County, KY is very conservative. In Knox County, KY 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.0% to 15.9%.
Knox county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40734 (Gray, KY) is strongly conservative.
Gray, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Knox County, Kentucky is very conservative.
London Metro Area is very 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.
Gray, 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 40734 (Gray)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)