The small town of Melber, KY, nestled in the rolling hills of southern Kentucky, is an idyllic community with a rich history and strong sense of civic pride. As a result, local politics in 42069 are important to the citizens and their leaders. The city council governs the town with a mayor acting as head of all administrative operations. In addition to the council and mayor there are also state representatives who represent the interests of their constituents in Melber at a higher level. With such an engaged population it is no wonder that political issues and campaigns remain an integral part of life here. Decisions made by these influential figures have direct impacts on the daily lives of those living in Melber and its surrounding areas, from taxation to infrastructure projects that keep the town running smoothly. As a result, local politicians are held to high standards by their constituents who expect fairness, transparency, and informed decisions when it comes to governing this beloved hometown.
The political climate in Zip 42069 (Melber, KY) is very conservative.
Graves County, KY is very conservative. In Graves County, KY 20.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Graves county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 20.9%.
Graves county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42069 (Melber, KY) is very conservative.
Melber, Kentucky is very conservative.
Graves County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Mayfield 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.
Melber, 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 42069 (Melber)
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 4 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)