Rockport, KY is a small town located in the western part of the state. Although it is a small town, it has an active political scene. The people of Rockport are engaged in local politics and often take part in local elections. Local candidates running for office come from both major political parties as well as third-party candidates. Community members actively discuss different issues that affect their daily lives and how they can be addressed by their elected officials. They also hold rallies and demonstrations to express their views on issues such as taxes, healthcare, education, and the economy. Overall, Rockport residents are passionate about staying informed on current political issues and making sure that their voices are heard at the polls.
The political climate in Rockport, KY is very conservative.
Ohio County, KY is very conservative. In Ohio County, KY 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ohio county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 21.6%.
Ohio county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockport, KY is very conservative.
Ohio 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.
Rockport, 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 Rockport, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $3,654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $7,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)