Lincoln County, Kentucky is a rural county located in the rolling hills of south central Kentucky. While it has a small population of just over 21,000 people, its citizens take their politics seriously. The county is governed by an elected group of representatives from each of its five districts. Each district has three representatives that serve on the Lincoln County Fiscal Court and are responsible for overseeing county operations such as budgeting, infrastructure projects and public services. In addition to these elected officials, Lincoln County also provides local resources to support and educate its citizens on the political process. There are many opportunities for citizens to get involved by engaging in debates with fellow constituents or attending various workshops and seminars hosted by local government bodies. With busy schedules often taking precedence, there are also online resources available so that everyone can stay informed about the latest developments in Lincoln County's political landscape.
The political climate in Lincoln County, KY is very conservative.
In Lincoln County, KY 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 20.7%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln County, KY is very conservative.
Danville Metro Area is very 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.
Lincoln, 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 Lincoln County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $20,303 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $108,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,505 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)