The politics in 42450 Providence, KY are heavily influenced by the local government and community. The city council is made up of five elected members who are responsible for providing guidance and direction in regards to the city’s operations. The mayor is also elected, and works with the council to ensure that the citizens’ needs are met and that their voices are heard throughout the city. Local elections for mayor and city council typically involve a lot of campaigning from both candidates vying for the position, as well as a lot of involvement from the community as they get out to vote. Other important issues include policies on development, taxes, public safety, infrastructure improvements, zoning regulations, environmental protection, and more. The city also works closely with other nearby communities to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services such as education, healthcare, housing, and public transportation.
The political climate in Zip 42450 (Providence, KY) is strongly conservative.
Webster County, KY is very conservative. In Webster County, KY 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.6%.
Webster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42450 (Providence, KY) is strongly conservative.
Providence, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Webster 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.
Providence, 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 42450 (Providence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $3,128 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)