The small rural town of Walton, KY is a bustling community with many unique political opportunities for its citizens. Despite its size, the town has a number of prominent issues that are actively debated among the local population. In recent years, the mayor and county commissioners have worked together to develop initiatives that seek to improve infrastructure and promote economic growth. Local candidates have run on platforms focused on increasing access to public services, as well as providing affordable housing and expanding job opportunities in the region. Furthermore, there has been an ongoing effort to improve public education and safety within the town. In addition, several grassroots campaigns have arisen in order to address issues such as environmental sustainability and health care access. As Walton continues to grow, it is important that its citizens are informed and engaged in the political process so they can help shape their future.
The political climate in Walton, KY is strongly conservative.
Boone County, KY is very conservative. In Boone County, KY 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.9% to 31.2%.
Boone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walton, KY is strongly conservative.
Boone County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Walton, 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 Walton, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 315 contributions totaling $27,707 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 253 contributions totaling $104,716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $414 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)