Morganfield, KY is a small rural town located in Union County. It has a total population of approximately 2,500 people and many of its citizens are involved in the local political scene. Every two years, residents of Morganfield have the opportunity to vote for their county’s Board of Commissioners, Sheriff, Assessor of Property, Circuit Court Clerk, and Trustee. In addition to these elected officials, voters also elect four delegates who serve on the Union County Republican Party Executive Committee. These locals participate in political activities such as fundraising events and public forums to make their voices heard throughout the community. Local organizations such as the Morganfield Business Alliance and Chamber of Commerce also host candidate meetings so that residents can learn more about each candidate before voting. The citizens of Morganfield take great pride in their participation in local politics and ensure that their voices are heard every election season.
The political climate in Zip 42437 (Morganfield, KY) is strongly conservative.
Union County, KY is very conservative. In Union County, KY 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.2%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42437 (Morganfield, KY) is strongly conservative.
Morganfield, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Union County, Kentucky is very conservative.
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Kentucky is strongly conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Morganfield, 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 42437 (Morganfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $13,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $651 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $33,774 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $603 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)