Thanks.
I just never thought of Kentucky as having all that many concentrated parasite nests (”cities”) and so I was curious about where all the Democrat votes come from.
Some very rural areas are still in yellow dog status when it comes to their local elections even if they otherwise vote overwhelmingy Republican. Frustrating to no end, as Stumbo is their leader they have setting the agenda and he is an unabashed leftist and Obama supporter. They used have a somewhat more moderate minded leader in Jody Richards that they tossed out a few years ago.
KY is yellow-dog Democrat country for most of the rural folks that have slowly turned red over the left-wing bent of the national party.
However, Louisville, Lexington & Frankfort are totally blue and pretty much dictates how the House is going to rule for the rest of the state.
The Senate... not so much.
However, most folks here in the rural areas do not like change. In many places - no one but Democrats ever run on a ticket because that is just how it is if you want to win a public office. Generations of tradition do not fade away lightly and most of the older folks still buy the lie that the Democrats are for the little guy.
Often you will hear “My grandpappy voted Democrat, my daddy voted Democrat and so I vote Democrat”. The perversion of the social issues is the only thing that has helped swing rural areas to the Conservative side. There are still churches on nearly every hill and valley - and that is where the battle actually lies to take our country back.