Ferguson, Kentucky is a small town in the Appalachia region of the United States. It is known for its beautiful scenery and its close-knit community. Despite its rural location, Ferguson has had an involved political history. The town has been represented in the Kentucky House of Representatives since 1876, and the residents of Ferguson have traditionally supported local Democratic candidates in their state and federal elections. As a sign of their commitment to local government, many Ferguson residents volunteer at polling stations during elections and support voter registration drives in their area. Additionally, local organizations such as the local Chamber of Commerce advocate for issues important to Ferguson's residents and business owners. In recent years, there have been several initiatives taken by locals to ensure that everyone in the community has access to fair voting rights and that all voices are heard during elections. Through their hard work and dedication, Ferguson residents will continue to be active participants in politics at both state and national levels for years to come.
The political climate in Ferguson, KY is moderately conservative.
Pulaski County, KY is very conservative. In Pulaski County, KY 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pulaski county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 18.0%.
Pulaski county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ferguson, KY is moderately conservative.
Pulaski County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Somerset Metro Area 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.
Ferguson, 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 Ferguson, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $17,411 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $497 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $59,138 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $553 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)