The politics in 42078 Salem, KY are largely dominated by the Democratic and Republican parties, with local candidates running from both political parties for seats in state and federal government. Although the population of Salem is rather small compared to larger cities in Kentucky, the citizens of this town take their political representation seriously and are very involved at the local level. Local elections always draw a large voter turnout and voters make their voices heard as they strive to make sure their representatives share their values. From school board decisions to statewide initiatives, Salem residents put themselves on the front lines of civic engagement when it comes to policy-making in Kentucky.
The political climate in Zip 42078 (Salem, KY) is very conservative.
Livingston County, KY is very conservative. In Livingston County, KY 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.1% to 18.8%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42078 (Salem, KY) is very conservative.
Salem, Kentucky is very conservative.
Livingston County, Kentucky is very 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.
Salem, 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 42078 (Salem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $437 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)