The small town of La Center, KY is located in the heart of western Kentucky. It has a long history of local politics, with many beloved candidates running for office in the area. The town is known for its strong sense of community and is always eager to support their representatives. While La Center does not have an elected mayor or city council, they do have a strong voice within the county government that helps ensure their town remains safe and prosperous. Residents are also encouraged to be actively involved in local politics by attending meetings and voting on important issues that affect their community. With a population of around 4,000 people, La Center is a tight-knit community with plenty of opportunities to get involved in their local politics.
The political climate in La Center, KY is strongly conservative.
Ballard County, KY is very conservative. In Ballard County, KY 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ballard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.5%.
Ballard county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Center, KY is strongly conservative.
Ballard County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Paducah 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.
La Center, Kentucky: d 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 La Center, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)