Anderson County, located in Kentucky, is a vibrant political community filled with residents eager to get involved in local government. The county itself has a growing population and a wide variety of candidates running for office. In recent years, the Anderson County Board of Supervisors has been made up of Democrats and Republicans alike, ensuring that all views are represented in the decision-making process. In addition to the Board of Supervisors, there are numerous other local offices that are open for election every year such as Sheriff, Judge-Executive, Coroner, and Clerk. Other important issues such as education reform and land use planning also frequently appear on the ballot whenever elections take place. With an informed and engaged electorate, it's no wonder why Anderson County remains an exciting place to be politically active!
The political climate in Anderson County, KY is very conservative.
In Anderson County, KY 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 25.3%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anderson County, KY is very conservative.
Frankfort 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.
Anderson, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Anderson County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 688 contributions totaling $59,618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 177 contributions totaling $121,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $684 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)