The politics in 42167 Tompkinsville, KY is a lively and vibrant mix of opinions, ideas, and beliefs. This small town is home to a variety of people across different political spectrums, from conservative to progressive. Local elections are hotly contested as candidates vie for the community's support. Residents take part in local debates, discussions, and rallies to express their views on important issues and make sure their voices are heard. Political forums are held throughout the year so that residents can learn about the different candidates and their respective platforms. The citizens of 42167 Tompkinsville understand the importance of civic engagement and strive to ensure that their collective voices are heard through their ballots during local elections.
The political climate in Zip 42167 (Tompkinsville, KY) is very conservative.
Monroe County, KY is very conservative. In Monroe County, KY 12.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.8% to 12.3%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42167 (Tompkinsville, KY) is very conservative.
Tompkinsville, Kentucky is very conservative.
Monroe 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.
Tompkinsville, 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 42167 (Tompkinsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $13,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,857 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $72,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $774 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)