Phelps, Kentucky is a small rural town located in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky. It is home to just over 1,000 people and has a rich history as a coal-mining community. Although the coal industry has experienced significant declines in recent decades, Phelps remains a tight knit community that prides itself on its unity and friendly atmosphere. Politically, Phelps leans conservative, as most of eastern Kentucky does. There are several local candidates for various positions such as mayor and city council members who all have strong support from the local population. Residents take great pride in casting their votes in local elections and being actively involved in civic affairs. This spirit of involvement is what makes Phelps such a special place to call home.
The political climate in Zip 41553 (Phelps, KY) is very conservative.
Pike County, KY is very conservative. In Pike County, KY 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 19.2%.
Pike county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41553 (Phelps, KY) is very conservative.
Phelps, Kentucky is very conservative.
Pike 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.
Phelps, 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 41553 (Phelps)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)