Owenton, Kentucky is a small rural town located in Owen County. Despite its size, the town has an active and vibrant political scene. Local political candidates strive to improve the quality of life for residents in Owenton, from advocating for better infrastructure and job opportunities to protecting the rights of citizens. There are many organizations and individuals dedicated to creating a better future for Owenton, from grassroots campaigns to nonprofit initiatives. Political engagement is high amongst residents, as they come together to participate in events such as town hall meetings and candidate forums to discuss important issues facing the community. With so much activity taking place in Owenton's political landscape, it's clear that this small Kentucky town is full of energy and ambition when it comes to making positive change.
The political climate in Owenton, KY is strongly conservative.
Owen County, KY is very conservative. In Owen County, KY 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Owen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.1%.
Owen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Owenton, KY is strongly conservative.
Owen 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.
Owenton, 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 Owenton, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $4,026 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)