Boston, KY is a town located in the rural southern Ohio Valley region. The town is known for its friendly small-town atmosphere and relaxed way of life. In terms of politics, Boston leans heavily towards the Republican party. There are no local political candidates running in this election cycle, but the majority of citizens support conservative values and candidates. The town has strong religious ties and participates in many church-led volunteer activities throughout the year. This is reflected in their political views as most citizens prefer to vote for politicians who align with their moral beliefs and values. Despite being a rural area, Boston is connected to the rest of the state through modern transportation networks such as highways and public transportation. This helps ensure that all residents have access to the same information and resources when it comes to understanding their options when it comes to voting and engaging in politics.
The political climate in Boston, KY is strongly conservative.
Nelson County, KY is very conservative. In Nelson County, KY 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.9%.
Nelson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boston, KY is strongly conservative.
Nelson County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Bardstown 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.
Boston, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Boston, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $381 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)