The small rural town of 40380 Stanton, KY is an area with a deep-rooted political history. The town is currently served by a variety of local politicians who focus on the needs of citizens in and around the community. The elected officials have made great efforts to ensure that the residents are well represented and that their voices are heard. These representatives take into consideration both their constituencies' voices as well as regional, state, and national interests when taking action. Politically, 40380 Stanton has had strong conservative leanings over its history while also making sure to look out for all local constituents regardless of their party affiliation. Though there are no current local political candidates running for office, the citizens of this town remain hopeful for a brighter future in which their voices will be heard loud and clear.
The political climate in Zip 40380 (Stanton, KY) is very conservative.
Powell County, KY is very conservative. In Powell County, KY 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Powell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 24.8%.
Powell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40380 (Stanton, KY) is very conservative.
Stanton, Kentucky is very conservative.
Powell 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.
Stanton, 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 40380 (Stanton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $16,706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $452 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $9,284 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)