Logan County, Kentucky is a small rural community located in south-central Kentucky near the Tennessee border. The county seat is Russellville, and its county population in 2020 was 27,351. Despite its small size, Logan County has a vibrant political scene that brings together citizens from all corners of the county to participate in local elections and make their voices heard. Local elections typically center around issues such as public education, infrastructure development, poverty reduction, and public safety. In recent years the focus of local politics has shifted towards economic development and job creation as the county seeks to diversify its economy beyond its traditional roots in agriculture and manufacturing. There are numerous local political parties active within Logan County, with the Republican Party being the largest single party affiliation. Local candidates run for office on both sides of the aisle each election cycle and often face spirited debates over important issues facing the community. Ultimately it is up to Logan County residents to decide which candidates will best serve their interests and move their county forward into a brighter future.
The political climate in Logan County, KY is very conservative.
In Logan County, KY 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 25.1%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Logan 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.
Logan, 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 Logan County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 268 contributions totaling $6,930 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $15,886 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)