Lebanon, KY is a small city located in the heart of Marion County. The city has a strong sense of community and many residents are involved in local politics. Political issues that concern Lebanon are typically centered around economic development, public safety, and infrastructure. Local elections involve choosing representatives to serve on various boards such as the school board or city council. Candidates running for office generally focus on their own ideas for improving the local economy and quality of life for all citizens. In recent years, Lebanon has seen an increase in voter turnout due to the involvement of citizens in local politics. This has allowed both Democrats and Republicans to be represented in the city councils and other boards throughout Marion County.
The political climate in Lebanon, 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
Lebanon, 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.
Lebanon, 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 Lebanon, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $17,386 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $424 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)