McCracken County, Kentucky is a diverse area full of vibrant and passionate citizens. The locals are active in their political views, regularly voting for their preferred candidates and engaging in civil discourse about local politics. With a population of over 65,000, there is no shortage of opinion on who should lead the county. In recent years, McCracken County has seen several hotly contested elections with candidates from both major political parties vying for local office. Residents from all backgrounds make their voices heard by showing up to vote and participating in debates about the issues that matter to them. As a result, McCracken County stays informed and engaged in politics, making sure their representatives are held accountable for their decisions and keep the best interest of the citizens at heart.
The political climate in McCracken County, KY is strongly conservative.
In McCracken County, KY 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McCracken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.4%.
McCracken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McCracken County, KY is strongly conservative.
Paducah 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.
McCracken, 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 McCracken County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 778 contributions totaling $198,801 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 849 contributions totaling $562,608 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $663 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)