La Grange, KY is a small town located in Oldham County that is known for its community spirit and vibrant local businesses. The politics of La Grange are largely driven by the people who live there, with many local residents taking part in campaigns and initiatives to make their home even better. La Grange is part of the GOP-dominated Oldham County, so the majority political views tend towards conservative values. Local candidates running for office usually come from one of the two major parties, although there are also some independent candidates. The most recent election saw many local issues being discussed, such as environmental protection, education funding, and public safety. La Grange residents take pride in their hometown and are passionate about ensuring its success for future generations.
The political climate in La Grange, 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
La Grange, 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.
La Grange, 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 La Grange, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 506 contributions totaling $24,113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $32,622 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)