The small town of 42349 Horse Branch, KY is a tight-knit community with a population of about 4,100 people. Most residents are politically engaged and work together to maintain the town’s rural charm. Many residents take part in local politics and strive to make their voices heard on issues that affect the community. The most recent election saw many local candidates vying for positions on the city council and school board, all running on platforms of fiscal responsibility, public safety, and investment in the town’s infrastructure. The citizens of Horse Branch show enthusiasm for local politics and have faith in the effectiveness of their municipal government.
The political climate in Zip 42349 (Horse Branch, 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 42349 (Horse Branch, KY) is very conservative.
Horse Branch, 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.
Horse Branch, 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 42349 (Horse Branch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 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)