Gratz, Kentucky is a small town located in Owen County. It has a friendly and close-knit community, with many of its residents having strong ties to local businesses, organizations, and government. The City of Gratz is governed by a mayor-council form of government which consists of five elected members including the mayor. In addition to the governing body, there are several other important administrative entities which help in providing services to the residents of Gratz, including the police department, fire department, and public works department. In terms of local politics, citizens are encouraged to participate actively in both local elections as well as any other political activities which may be available in their area. Many residents are aware of their state representatives and senators as well as issues which may be relevant to their locality. Overall, the politics in Gratz are characterized by an active interest on the part of its citizens in being involved with certain aspects of government and making sure that their voices are heard when it comes to issues related to their community.
The political climate in Gratz, KY is very conservative.
Owen County, KY is very conservative. In Owen County, KY 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Owen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.1%.
Owen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gratz, KY is very conservative.
Owen 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.
Gratz, 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 Gratz, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $4,026 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)