Buckner, KY is a small town located in Oldham County that has approximately 6,000 residents. The political landscape in Buckner is heavily influenced by the Republican Party and the conservative values of the community. The local elections for mayor and city council are dominated by Republican candidates who represent the views of the majority of Buckner’s citizens. While there are Democratic candidates running in local elections, they often lack the support from voters necessary to win. In general, the politics of Buckner tend to be more conservative than other parts of Kentucky due to its rural location and relatively small population.
The political climate in Buckner, KY is moderately conservative.
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
Buckner, KY is moderately conservative.
Oldham County, Kentucky 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.
Buckner, 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 Buckner, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,403 contributions totaling $84,451 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 543 contributions totaling $129,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)