The small town of 42171 Smiths Grove, KY is an area steeped in history and tradition. Home to just over 1,000 residents, it is a close-knit community that values its independence and small-town charm. Although the town is not large enough to have its own local government or political representatives, the citizens of 42171 Smiths Grove are active in the state and national elections that come around every few years. During election season, there is a flurry of activity as people register to vote, attend political rallies, and discuss their views on important issues. Residents of this quaint little town take pride in voicing their opinions on important matters and working together to improve their community through their votes.
The political climate in Zip 42171 (Smiths Grove, KY) is moderately conservative.
Warren County, KY is moderately conservative. In Warren County, KY 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Warren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42171 (Smiths Grove, KY) is moderately conservative.
Smiths Grove, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Warren County, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Bowling Green 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.
Smiths Grove, 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 42171 (Smiths Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $2,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $13,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $542 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)