Owensboro, Kentucky is a mid-sized city located in Daviess County. The city boasts a rich history and culture, and its politics often reflect this traditional atmosphere. In recent years, Owensboro has seen an influx of new residents, drawn to the city for its welcoming community and strong economy. This has resulted in a growing focus on local issues such as economic development, education, public safety, parks and recreation, and infrastructure. The Owensboro City Commission is responsible for setting policy that governs the day-to-day activities of the city government. Currently led by Mayor Tom Watson, the City Commission consists of six members elected at large for four-year terms. They are responsible for ensuring that all citizens of Owensboro receive fair representation and access to resources that improve their quality of life. Community engagement is integral to informing decisions made by local officials; therefore elections are held every two years in order to ensure that citizens have a say in who represents them on the City Commission.
The political climate in Owensboro, KY is somewhat conservative.
Daviess County, KY is strongly conservative. In Daviess County, KY 35.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Daviess county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.1%.
Daviess county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Owensboro, KY is somewhat conservative.
Daviess County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Owensboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Owensboro, 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 Owensboro, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,157 contributions totaling $127,891 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,649 contributions totaling $614,352 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)