Livingston, Kentucky is a small rural town located in the heart of Livingston County. It is home to a tight-knit community that values tradition and hard work. The local government is run by an elected mayor and four council members who make decisions on behalf of the community. The local political landscape is made up mostly of Republicans and Democrats, with the recent election resulting in a Republican majority in the City Council. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure, education, and economic development are at the forefront of their agenda. Local candidates focus on these issues when campaigning for office and work together to ensure that Livingston remains safe and prosperous for its citizens. Through thoughtful decision making and responsible leadership, the Council works to ensure that Livingston remains a strong and vibrant community for generations to come.
The political climate in Livingston, KY is strongly conservative.
Rockcastle County, KY is very conservative. In Rockcastle County, KY 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockcastle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.5% to 14.6%.
Rockcastle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Livingston, KY is strongly conservative.
Rockcastle County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Richmond-Berea Metro Area 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.
Livingston, 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 Livingston, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)