Bradfordsville, KY is a small rural town with a population of 1,600 people located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region. While it may be small in size, its political landscape is robust and active. The citizens of Bradfordsville actively participate in local politics by engaging in the democratic process and supporting candidates who reflect their values. While there are many local candidates running in Bradfordsville, each having their own unique platform and ideas on how to best serve the community, they all prioritize the safety, well-being, and prosperity of their constituents. Candidates also focus on preserving and expanding economic opportunities for individuals within the community as well as protecting natural resources and promoting sustainability initiatives. Local elections in Bradfordsville are always highly contested due to the passionate opinions held by its citizens and they will continue to play an important role in determining the future of this small but vibrant town.
The political climate in Bradfordsville, KY is strongly conservative.
Marion County, KY is very conservative. In Marion County, KY 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 30.5%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bradfordsville, KY is strongly conservative.
Marion 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.
Bradfordsville, 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 Bradfordsville, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $17,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $389 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $5,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)