The city of Newport, KY is part of the greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. It has a population of 15,273 and is located in Campbell County. The political climate in Newport is mainly conservative. Local political candidates typically focus on issues such as public safety, government transparency, and economic development. Education reform and workforce development are also frequently discussed topics among local politicians who strive to better the community. Political activism in Newport is alive and well; citizens often hold rallies and protests regarding matters they feel passionate about, which adds to the vibrancy of the city.
The political climate in Zip 41071 (Newport, KY) is somewhat conservative.
Campbell County, KY is moderately conservative. In Campbell County, KY 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Campbell county remained very strongly Republican, 58.3% to 39.6%.
Campbell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41071 (Newport, KY) is somewhat conservative.
Newport, Kentucky is somewhat conservative.
Campbell County, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Newport, 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 41071 (Newport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 687 contributions totaling $54,634 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $29,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)