The small town of Boaz, KY is a part of McLean County and is steeped in an interesting and diverse political landscape. The town is currently served by legislators from the Kentucky House of Representatives, all of which are members of the Republican Party. Local issues are often discussed heatedly between supporters of conservative and progressive policies, but many residents are less focused on national politics and instead focus on how their elected officials can help improve the quality of life in their community. The local government in Boaz seeks to promote economic development through tax incentives and other programs designed to attract new businesses to the area. In addition, they strive to ensure public safety by providing adequate funding for law enforcement personnel and emergency services. Although it may not be as flashy as national politics, what goes on in Boaz, KY is just as important when it comes to shaping the future of this small town.
The political climate in Zip 42027 (Boaz, KY) is very conservative.
Graves County, KY is very conservative. In Graves County, KY 20.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Graves county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 20.9%.
Graves county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42027 (Boaz, KY) is very conservative.
Boaz, Kentucky is very conservative.
Graves County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Mayfield 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.
Boaz, 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 42027 (Boaz)
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 11 contributions totaling $2,210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)