Raceland, Kentucky is a small town located in Greenup County. The town has a rich history and an active political scene. Local politics in Raceland are dominated by the Democratic party, with many citizens actively involved in local campaigns and events. Candidates for local offices often come from the community itself, providing residents with someone they can trust to carry out their best interests. In addition to supporting the Democratic party, the residents of Raceland also value strong leadership and fiscal responsibility from their elected officials. Decisions made by local office holders are closely monitored by the citizens of Raceland, which ensures that elected officials do not waste taxpayer money or make decisions that don't benefit everyone in the community.
The political climate in Raceland, KY is strongly conservative.
Greenup County, KY is very conservative. In Greenup County, KY 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenup county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.9% to 26.8%.
Greenup county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Raceland, KY is strongly conservative.
Greenup County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Raceland, 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 Raceland, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 250 contributions totaling $10,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $12,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)