Russellville, Kentucky is a small city in the western part of the state. It is a charming and welcoming community with a rich history and culture. Politically, it leans to the right with most registered voters in the area being Republican. The local government consists of a mayor and city council that work together to make decisions that affect the citizens of Russellville. Most recently, the city has worked on initiatives such as improving infrastructure and increasing public safety measures. Local political candidates often hold public forums to discuss their platforms for office, which are usually focused on things like creating jobs, growing the economy, and increasing access to quality public education. All local elections are nonpartisan so regardless of party affiliation everyone can exercise their right to vote.
The political climate in Russellville, KY is strongly conservative.
Logan County, KY is very conservative. In Logan County, KY 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 25.1%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Russellville, KY is strongly conservative.
Logan 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.
Russellville, 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 Russellville, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,823 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $4,193 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)