Crittenden County, KY is a small rural county located in the western part of the state. Its politics are mainly focused on local issues such as education, infrastructure, and economic development. The county has a long history of voting conservatively in presidential elections, but local politics tend to be less clear-cut. In recent years, the county has seen increased interest from both liberal and conservative candidates seeking election to various offices in the county. These races have often been close and hotly contested; reflecting the diversity of opinions held by the citizens of Crittenden County. Political engagement in the area is high, with many residents participating in local campaigns and events. Despite its rural location, Crittenden County is an active center for political discourse.
The political climate in Crittenden County, KY is very conservative.
In Crittenden County, KY 17.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crittenden county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.4% to 17.2%.
Crittenden county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crittenden County, KY is very conservative.
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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.
Crittenden, 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 Crittenden County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $4,829 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $16,177 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)