La Center, KY is a small town located in the western part of the state with a long tradition of political involvement. While it is relatively small and sparsely populated, La Center has an active political scene with local candidates fighting to make their voices heard. Local issues such as zoning, economic development and education are at the forefront of many debates among candidates running for office. Most recently, there was a contentious mayoral race between two community members who wanted to bring new ideas to the town’s leadership. Although no candidate won in that election, it showed La Center’s dedication to making sure that all voices have a chance to be heard in their local government. Moreover, residents take pride in their voting rights and participate in local elections regularly. As La Center continues to grow and become more politically engaged, its citizens will continue to strive for a better future for their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Zip 42056 (La Center, KY) is very conservative.
Ballard County, KY is very conservative. In Ballard County, KY 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ballard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.5%.
Ballard county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42056 (La Center, KY) is very conservative.
La Center, Kentucky is very conservative.
Ballard County, Kentucky is very 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.
La Center, Kentucky: d 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 42056 (La Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)