The city of Paducah, KY in 42003 is an area known for its southern charm and hospitality. Politically, the city has voted predominantly Democrat in recent years. The incumbent mayor is Gayle Kaler, who was re-elected to serve her third term in 2017. She has been a strong advocate for local businesses and investments in community development. In addition, she has prioritized public safety initiatives and worked to expand access to green spaces and recreational activities throughout the region. Other political representatives from Paducah include State Senator Danny Carroll (Republican) and State Representative Gerald Watkins (Democrat). Both have strong track records of supporting their constituents and advocating for solutions that prioritize economic growth, job creation, and educational opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 42003 (Paducah, KY) is moderately conservative.
McCracken County, KY is strongly conservative. In McCracken County, KY 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McCracken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.4%.
McCracken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42003 (Paducah, KY) is moderately conservative.
Paducah, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
McCracken County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Paducah 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.
Paducah, 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 42003 (Paducah)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $11,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $62,258 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)