The small community of 40461 Paint Lick, KY is situated in the county of Madison. The area has a strong agricultural presence and many farmers who have been in the area for generations. Politically, the region tends to lean conservatively. Many of the local representatives are Republican-affiliated and regularly represent their constituents in state government meetings. The local political landscape is diverse, with a variety of opinions on various topics being shared throughout the area. Residents are passionate about their beliefs and take part in debates and discussion about important issues that affect them. Despite this diversity, most local residents share an underlying commitment to preserving traditions and contribute to a healthy rural community through civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 40461 (Paint Lick, KY) is very conservative.
Garrard County, KY is very conservative. In Garrard County, KY 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garrard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.0%.
Garrard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40461 (Paint Lick, KY) is very conservative.
Paint Lick, Kentucky is very conservative.
Garrard 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.
Paint Lick, 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 40461 (Paint Lick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $2,584 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)