Union Star, KY is a small town located in the state of Kentucky. The town has a population of just over 3,000 people and is represented in government by local elected officials. Every two years residents come together to elect a mayor and four city council members. The elected officials are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the city and ensuring that all citizens have access to services. Issues that are commonly discussed include public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic growth, environmental stewardship, and educational initiatives. As an active member of the community, Union Star works together to ensure that its leaders are working towards making it a better place to live for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Zip 40171 (Union Star, KY) is very conservative.
Breckinridge County, KY is very conservative. In Breckinridge County, KY 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Breckinridge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.0%.
Breckinridge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40171 (Union Star, KY) is very conservative.
Union Star, Kentucky is very conservative.
Breckinridge 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.
Union Star, 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 40171 (Union Star)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)