Ghent, KY is a small town located in Carroll County. Though it has a relatively small population compared to nearby cities, the people of Ghent are active and dedicated members of their community. Because of its size, Ghent does not have a large selection of political candidates running for office. However, there are still numerous local issues that the citizens actively work to resolve through political means. Voting takes place at the local school and candidates will often speak directly with townspeople to discuss their platforms and ideas for improving Ghent. There is also an active citizens group that meets regularly to discuss important topics such as infrastructure improvements or environmental regulations. The politics in Ghent may be more low-key than other parts of the state but citizens here are passionate about making sure their voices are heard and their needs addressed.
The political climate in Ghent, KY is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, KY is very conservative. In Carroll County, KY 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 27.0%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ghent, KY is strongly conservative.
Carroll 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.
Ghent, 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 Ghent, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $405 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $40 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)