Martha, KY is a small rural town located in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky. The population of Martha is approximately 1,200 people and it is an area steeped in traditional values and politics. Many of the local political candidates focus on issues that are important to residents such as job growth, investment into the infrastructure, and preserving the traditional character of Martha. Education opportunities are also a top priority for candidates in Martha. Local political candidates often visit schools to talk to students about their vision for creating a better future for the community. Candidates also work to engage citizens in voting by hosting events to help them get informed about upcoming elections and their voting rights. By engaging citizens on a local level, candidates have been able to make an impact on the future of Martha’s community.
The political climate in Zip 41159 (Martha, KY) is very conservative.
Lawrence County, KY is very conservative. In Lawrence County, KY 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.8%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41159 (Martha, KY) is very conservative.
Martha, Kentucky is very conservative.
Lawrence 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.
Martha, 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 41159 (Martha)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)