Middlesborough, KY is a small town located in the heart of Kentucky, with a population of 40965 people according to the latest US Census. The community has long been associated with small-town values and traditional politics. Local government is overseen by the Middlesborough City Commission, which consists of five members who are elected by residents. In addition, Middlesborough has several local political clubs and organizations that are actively involved in campaigns and elections. These include the Middlesborough Democratic Club, Republicans for Change, and others. Each organization works to promote their respective candidates in local elections while also engaging in advocacy on specific issues that affect the community. Through political parties and other organizations, citizens of Middlesborough are able to make their voices heard at the polls and work together to shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Zip 40965 (Middlesborough, KY) is strongly conservative.
Bell County, KY is very conservative. In Bell County, KY 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.8%.
Bell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40965 (Middlesborough, KY) is strongly conservative.
Middlesborough, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Bell County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Middlesborough 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.
Middlesborough, 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 40965 (Middlesborough)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,874 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $7,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)