The small town of Rineyville, KY is nestled in the heart of Hardin County and provides a peaceful and welcoming atmosphere to its residents. Politics in Rineyville are mainly focused on local issues such as roads, education, public safety, the environment, and economic development. The local government is composed of a mayor and four city council members who serve four-year terms. A wide range of civic organizations like the Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, and Chamber of Commerce also work alongside elected officials to create an engaged community atmosphere. Ultimately, all decisions made by the government are for the benefit and wellbeing of everyone living in Rineyville.
The political climate in Zip 40162 (Rineyville, KY) is strongly conservative.
Hardin County, KY is strongly conservative. In Hardin County, KY 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.0%.
Hardin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40162 (Rineyville, KY) is strongly conservative.
Rineyville, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Hardin County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox Metro Area is strongly 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.
Rineyville, 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 40162 (Rineyville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,542 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $13,622 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)