Leitchfield, Kentucky is a small city located in Grayson County. Although the population of Leitchfield is relatively small, it is an important part of the region’s political landscape. Local elections are held every four years and citizens are encouraged to participate in democratic processes such as voting for candidates who will represent them at the state or federal level. The political scene in Leitchfield has been dominated by Republican candidates for many years, though there are other parties represented as well. There have also been a number of initiatives and campaigns launched in Leitchfield over the past few years to promote greater civic engagement among residents. This has included voter registration drives, town hall meetings, and educational events about current issues and concerns. Ultimately, the politics of Leitchfield reflect and shape its strong community spirit and sense of pride among its citizens.
The political climate in Leitchfield, KY is strongly conservative.
Grayson County, KY is very conservative. In Grayson County, KY 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grayson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 20.0%.
Grayson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leitchfield, KY is strongly conservative.
Grayson 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.
Leitchfield, 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 Leitchfield, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $32,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)