Augusta, Kentucky is a small town located in Bracken County. It has a close-knit community and its politics are driven by local issues. The town's government consists of a mayor as well as commissioners that are elected to four-year terms. There are usually several local candidates on the ballot during election season who have been involved in the town for many years and understand its needs intimately. Over the years, Augusta has seen an increase in participation from citizens in their local politics, with many residents voicing their opinions on important issues such as infrastructure upgrades and school funding. Overall, Augusta is proud of its small town charm and strong sense of community which make it a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Augusta, KY is moderately conservative.
Bracken County, KY is very conservative. In Bracken County, KY 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bracken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.8%.
Bracken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Augusta, KY is moderately conservative.
Bracken County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Augusta, 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 Augusta, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $2,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)