Burlington, KY is a city located in Boone County in the state of Kentucky. It has a strong political presence with many local candidates vying for office. The city is represented by members of both major political parties, allowing residents to have diverse views and opinions on the issues that matter most to them. Every year, elections are held for city council members, school board representatives, and a mayor. These officials work hard to ensure that Burlington is an effective and efficient place to live and raise a family. Issues such as education reform, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and economic development are just some of the topics that are discussed at length. In addition, local candidates will often reach out to their constituents through community events or other means to get their input on important matters. With so much political activity going on in Burlington, it’s easy to see why many people choose this area as their home.
The political climate in Burlington, KY is strongly conservative.
Boone County, KY is very conservative. In Boone County, KY 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.9% to 31.2%.
Boone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington, KY is strongly conservative.
Boone County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Burlington, 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 Burlington, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,116 contributions totaling $121,261 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 547 contributions totaling $99,529 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)