42259 Mammoth Cave, KY is located in Edmonson County and like many rural towns in Kentucky, local politics are often a hot topic of discussion. The county has numerous elected officials for the citizens to engage with, including a County Judge Executive, County Clerk, Sheriff, and more. These officials are responsible for representing the local community’s interests and making decisions that will positively affect the lives of those who live there. In addition to these government positions, 42259 Mammoth Cave also has its own City Council on which citizens can serve in order to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to local policy-making. It is through this form of engagement that 42259 Mammoth Cave will continue to be a thriving local community.
The political climate in Zip 42259 (Mammoth Cave, KY) is very conservative.
Edmonson County, KY is very conservative. In Edmonson County, KY 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edmonson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 20.0%.
Edmonson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42259 (Mammoth Cave, KY) is very conservative.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky is very conservative.
Edmonson County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Bowling Green Metro Area is strongly 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.
Mammoth Cave, 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 42259 (Mammoth Cave)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)