Lancaster is a small rural city located in the state of Kentucky, with a population of just over 4,500 people. The politics in Lancaster are typical for a small town, and the people of Lancaster have embraced conservative ideals. Local government is managed by the mayor and four city council members who are elected by the citizens every two years. Important political decisions that affect the community are made through consensus among these five individuals. The issues they typically face include local taxes, zoning regulations, infrastructure projects, public safety initiatives, and economic development plans. As a result of its small size and tight-knit community, Lancaster has been able to keep its politics on an even keel with little controversy or drama over the past few decades.
The political climate in Lancaster, KY is strongly conservative.
Garrard County, KY is very conservative. In Garrard County, KY 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garrard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.0%.
Garrard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lancaster, KY is strongly conservative.
Garrard 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.
Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 222 contributions totaling $25,996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $14,412 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)