Oak Grove, KY is a small town located in the southern part of the state. It is primarily a rural area with some small businesses and a few larger employers. The local economy relies heavily on agriculture and manufacturing, which has been affected by changes in the global market. Politically, Oak Grove is part of Christian County and its residents are represented by various Republican representatives at the state level, and Democrats at the national level. The majority of voters are conservative but there is also a strong presence of liberal-minded citizens who strive to have their voices heard. Local elections often attract sizeable numbers of voters from all political backgrounds as locals seek to ensure that their needs are met by their elected officials.
The political climate in Oak Grove, KY is somewhat conservative.
Christian County, KY is strongly conservative. In Christian County, KY 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Christian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 34.8%.
Christian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Grove, KY is somewhat conservative.
Christian County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Clarksville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Oak Grove, 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 Oak Grove, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $7,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $21,083 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)