Christian County, Kentucky is a rural area located in the western part of the state. While it may not be large in population size, it still has a vibrant political scene. In recent years, many local candidates have come forward to advocate for the community’s needs, ranging from economic development and infrastructure improvements to initiatives that promote social justice and sustainability. The county is also home to two major political parties: the Democratic and Republican parties. These groups often organize debates and rallies where citizens can meet their local candidates and voice their opinions about important issues. Though politics can always be contentious, there is no denying that Christian County residents take their political involvement seriously, making sure they are informed about the issues affecting them and rallying together when necessary to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Christian County, KY is strongly conservative.
In Christian County, KY 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Christian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 34.8%.
Christian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Christian County, KY is strongly conservative.
Clarksville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Christian, 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 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 Christian County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 528 contributions totaling $31,972 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 536 contributions totaling $154,003 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $287 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)