The politics in 42166 Summer Shade, KY are a diverse and vibrant mix of ideas and perspectives. The town has a Mayor and six City Council members who are elected by the local residents. The Mayor and Council members work together to ensure that the town remains a great place to live, work, and play by promoting policies that benefit the community as a whole. The Council also works with other local government entities such as the county board of education, economic development authority, public health department, public library board, police department, firefighters union, and other agencies to ensure efficient management of town services. In addition to these roles, the Council also makes sure that all citizens have an equal chance to participate in shaping their city's future.
The political climate in Zip 42166 (Summer Shade, KY) is very conservative.
Metcalfe County, KY is very conservative. In Metcalfe County, KY 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Metcalfe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 19.5%.
Metcalfe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42166 (Summer Shade, KY) is very conservative.
Summer Shade, Kentucky is very conservative.
Metcalfe County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Glasgow 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.
Summer Shade, 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 42166 (Summer Shade)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $71 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)