Sturgis, KY is a small rural community located in 42459 zip code. The politics of Sturgis are largely influenced by surrounding areas and the Kentucky state government. Although there are no local candidates for office, residents of Sturgis can still make their voices heard by participating in local and state elections. The town has recently become more politically active with many residents joining political organizations or attending town meetings to stay informed about the latest developments concerning Sturgis. Additionally, many citizens attend rallies or events hosted by local activists to express opinions and support important causes. Overall, the people of Sturgis remain passionate about their town's future and its political decisions.
The political climate in Zip 42459 (Sturgis, KY) is very conservative.
Union County, KY is very conservative. In Union County, KY 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.2%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42459 (Sturgis, KY) is very conservative.
Sturgis, Kentucky is very conservative.
Union County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Sturgis, 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 42459 (Sturgis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $15,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $598 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)