The small town of 41759 Sassafras, KY is a vibrant community in the western part of the state. Despite its population size, the politics in 41759 Sassafras are very active. The local government is made up of several elected officials, including a mayor and city council members. Elections are held every two years and citizens come out to vote for their preferred candidates. Local groups such as the Chamber of Commerce often hold forums to discuss issues important to the town and allow residents to meet and interact with local political candidates. Community events such as parades, festivals, and gatherings offer an opportunity for people to get involved politically in their town.
The political climate in Zip 41759 (Sassafras, KY) is very conservative.
Knott County, KY is very conservative. In Knott County, KY 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 22.6%.
Knott county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41759 (Sassafras, KY) is very conservative.
Sassafras, Kentucky is very conservative.
Knott 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.
Sassafras, Kentucky: D D 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 41759 (Sassafras)
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 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)