Knott County, KY is an area with deep political roots. It has a long-standing history of participation in national elections and is home to many passionate citizens who take an interest in political issues and events. The county is represented by several politicians at the local, state, and federal levels, each of whom provide a unique voice for the residents of Knott County. These representatives are committed to ensuring that their constituents’ needs are met and strive to promote policies that will benefit the community as a whole. Knott County residents take pride in their political engagement and are active participants in both local and national politics.
The political climate in Knott County, KY is very conservative.
In Knott County, KY 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 22.6%.
Knott county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Knott 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.
Knott, Kentucky: D D 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 Knott County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $19,663 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $4,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)