In 41174 South Portsmouth, KY, politics are an important part of the local community. The area is served by a mayor and city council members who work together to ensure that the residents' needs are met. Political parties in the area include Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and the Green Party. Local elections take place every four years for mayor and two years for councillors. Residents come out in droves to vote for their preferred candidates and issues at the local level as their voices have an impact on how their community looks and functions. Community members are encouraged to stay informed about local politicians and upcoming elections so they can make sure their needs are being represented in a meaningful way.
The political climate in Zip 41174 (South Portsmouth, KY) is very conservative.
Greenup County, KY is very conservative. In Greenup County, KY 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenup county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.9% to 26.8%.
Greenup county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41174 (South Portsmouth, KY) is very conservative.
South Portsmouth, Kentucky is very conservative.
Greenup County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
South Portsmouth, 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 41174 (South Portsmouth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $5,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)