Morehead, KY (40351) is a small city located in Eastern Kentucky. It is an economically distressed area with a population of about 6,000 residents. Politically, Morehead has traditionally been a strongly Democratic-leaning area due to its rural roots and the strong labor union presence in the area. In recent years, however, there has been a slight shift towards the Republican side of the spectrum as more conservative policies have become popular among some residents. Local politicians focus on issues such as job opportunities and economic development, education reform and public safety - all of which are important to Morehead's future success.
The political climate in Zip 40351 (Morehead, KY) is moderately conservative.
Rowan County, KY is moderately conservative. In Rowan County, KY 38.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rowan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.5%.
Rowan county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 and 2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40351 (Morehead, KY) is moderately conservative.
Morehead, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Rowan County, Kentucky is moderately 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.
Morehead, Kentucky: r d d 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 40351 (Morehead)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 391 contributions totaling $40,187 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $24,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)