The small, rural town of Kevil, KY, located in the 42053 zip code, has a unique political landscape. With few registered voters and an apolitical mindset from its citizens, the local government is relatively quiet. However, every two years local candidates vie for office to represent their constituents on the county commission and other boards. Elections are often contentious affairs with the stakes being very high for those involved. The local government provides an important service to its citizens by maintaining order and creating a safe environment. Kevil residents take pride in the fact that they have elected officials who are dedicated to serving their community with honesty and integrity.
The political climate in Zip 42053 (Kevil, KY) is strongly conservative.
McCracken County, KY is strongly conservative. In McCracken County, KY 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McCracken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.4%.
McCracken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42053 (Kevil, KY) is strongly conservative.
Kevil, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
McCracken County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Paducah 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.
Kevil, 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 42053 (Kevil)
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 38 contributions totaling $23,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $615 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)