Burgin, KY is a small rural town in Kentucky that has had a long history of political participation. Politically, the town is a strong base for Republicans and conservatives. The people of Burgin are passionate about their beliefs and take pride in their political involvement. Local elections are heated and often bring out large crowds of voters to cast their ballots. The Republican party holds the majority in both local and state offices, with several longtime Republicans representing Burgin at the state level. While all local races tend to be competitive, Republicans usually have an edge over Democrats when it comes to being elected into office in Burgin. Despite this advantage for Republicans, there is still a deep commitment to democracy from all involved parties. Residents stay up-to-date on all major issues and policies that affect their lives and community, and participate actively in debates or discussions whenever necessary.
The political climate in Burgin, KY is very conservative.
Mercer County, KY is very conservative. In Mercer County, KY 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.8%.
Mercer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burgin, KY is very conservative.
Mercer 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.
Burgin, 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 Burgin, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $29,886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $93,998 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $922 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)