Elliott County, Kentucky is a rural county located in the northeastern part of the state. It has a small population of just over 7,000 people, all of whom have access to quality public services and a wide range of recreational activities. The county also has a thriving local political scene, with many individuals involved in various elected positions. Candidates for these positions are typically from the same political party and run on platforms that focus on improving local infrastructure, providing quality services to residents, and advocating for issues important to the community such as job creation and education. Each election cycle brings new candidates who hope to make a positive impact on the county through their leadership. These candidates come from different walks of life and bring with them unique backgrounds and ideas that work together to make Elliott County an even better place to live.
The political climate in Elliott County, KY is very conservative.
In Elliott County, KY 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elliott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 23.8%.
Elliott county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elliott 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.
Elliott, Kentucky: D D D d 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 Elliott County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $5,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)