Elizabethtown, KY is a vibrant city with a close-knit community and a rich history. With its growing population, the city has become an important political hub in Kentucky. In fact, Elizabethtown has held several notable political events over the years, such as hosting the Kentucky Republican State Convention in 2018 and hosting presidential candidate appearances in 2016. Local politics is also heavily involved in the Elizabethtown community, with several candidates running for office in recent elections. These candidates have focused on issues such as promoting economic development, improving public safety, and protecting the environment. Community members have had an active role in voicing their opinion on these issues to shape local policy decisions and create a better quality of life for everyone living in Elizabethtown.
The political climate in Elizabethtown, KY is somewhat conservative.
Hardin County, KY is strongly conservative. In Hardin County, KY 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.0%.
Hardin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elizabethtown, KY is somewhat conservative.
Hardin County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox Metro Area is strongly 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.
Elizabethtown, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Elizabethtown, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,194 contributions totaling $194,527 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,524 contributions totaling $327,103 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)