Olive Hill, KY is a small town located in the northeastern portion of the state. The town has a population of approximately 3,000 people and spans just over two square miles. Along with its small size, Olive Hill is known for its tight-knit community that shines through during local elections. Every election cycle, candidates from across the political spectrum come together to run for office in the small Kentucky town. Despite their differences in ideological beliefs, they all share a common goal of doing what’s best for their constituents and improving life in Olive Hill. Even though some of these candidates may be running against one another, it's not uncommon to see them gathering together after elections to discuss potential ways of bettering the community whether it's through economic growth or improving education programs. Local politics certainly plays an important role in this small Kentucky community and it's nice to see everyone coming together to help make Olive Hill an even better place to live!
The political climate in Olive Hill, KY is strongly conservative.
Carter County, KY is very conservative. In Carter County, KY 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 22.8%.
Carter county voted Republican in five of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Olive Hill, KY is strongly conservative.
Carter 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.
Olive Hill, Kentucky: r d 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 Olive Hill, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $12,541 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $4,037 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)