Oldham County, Kentucky is located in the Louisville metropolitan area and is known for its beautiful rolling hills and rural beauty. It has a large population of around 18,000 people, with diverse backgrounds and cultures. The county is served by two local governing bodies: the Fiscal Court and Oldham County School Board. Both of these entities work together to provide high-quality services to residents while also ensuring that citizens have the opportunity to participate in their local government. Through the Fiscal Court, important decisions about taxation, zoning, land use regulations, public safety initiatives, and other matters are made at a local level. The Oldham County School Board works to ensure quality education for all students while also providing extra-curricular activities and resources that enrich student learning experiences. In order to ensure accountability and transparency in county-level decisions, Oldham County holds regular elections where locals can choose from qualified candidates who represent their interests on the Fiscal Court or School Board. By understanding and participating in Oldham's political process, citizens are able to make sure their needs are being met at a local level through transparent decision-making processes.
The political climate in Oldham County, KY is moderately conservative.
In Oldham County, KY 38.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oldham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.7% to 38.2%.
Oldham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oldham County, KY is moderately conservative.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Oldham, 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 Oldham County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,168 contributions totaling $184,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 594 contributions totaling $178,358 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)