Trenton, KY is a small town located in the heart of western Kentucky. As such, it has a rich political history that has shaped the town over the years. At present, the mayor of Trenton is Jim Barger, who was elected to office in 2019. The city council consists of five members who are elected by the citizens of Trenton every two years. These individuals are responsible for setting policy and handling issues that affect the day-to-day lives of residents in their community. Additionally, there are other local political offices that are filled by elected officials such as county commissioners and school board members. All of these officials work together to ensure that Trenton remains a great place to live for its citizens and visitors alike.
The political climate in Trenton, KY is very conservative.
Todd County, KY is very conservative. In Todd County, KY 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Todd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 22.5%.
Todd county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Trenton, KY is very conservative.
Todd 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.
Trenton, 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 Trenton, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $180 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)