Loretto, Kentucky is a small town located in the heart of Marion County. The people of Loretto are proud of their close-knit community and are active participants in local politics. In Loretto's mayoral elections, residents can expect candidates to have strongly held values and be committed to making decisions that will benefit the entire town. The city council is also comprised of elected officials who work hard to ensure that all citizens are represented fairly. Additionally, there are several other organizations and committees, such as the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Parks & Recreation Board, which give citizens an opportunity to get involved in local government. Overall, politics in Loretto provides a unique opportunity for its citizens to shape their small town’s future.
The political climate in Loretto, KY is very conservative.
Marion County, KY is very conservative. In Marion County, KY 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 30.5%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Loretto, KY is very conservative.
Marion County, Kentucky is very 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.
Loretto, 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 Loretto, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $160 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $40 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)