Hodgenville, KY is a small city located in the heart of Kentucky. It has a rich history and has been home to many famous figures, including President Abraham Lincoln who was born here. The city itself is governed by a mayor and its local government is comprised of the Hodgenville City Council. The council works to set policies and regulations that will benefit the citizens of Hodgenville, as well as making sure the community remains safe and prosperous. They are responsible for infrastructure projects, zoning laws, budgeting for services, recreational activities, economic development initiatives and more. The council also helps to foster relationships with local businesses and organizations that can help serve the needs of all residents. There are several active political parties in Hodgenville ranging from conservative Republicans to progressive Democrats. Each party works hard to shape the political landscape and ensure their particular views are being represented on important issues such as healthcare reform, education funding, environmental protection and social justice. Overall, Hodgenville has a thriving political scene that is constantly striving to make life better for its citizens.
The political climate in Hodgenville, KY is moderately conservative.
Larue County, KY is very conservative. In Larue County, KY 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Larue county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.6%.
Larue county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hodgenville, KY is moderately conservative.
Larue County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hodgenville, 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 Hodgenville, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $11,652 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $12,367 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)