Monroe County, Kentucky is a small rural county located in the south-central region of the state. The county is governed by an elected Board of Commissioners who represent their constituents and create laws and policies which affect the local population. Despite its rural status, Monroe County is host to a vibrant political culture. Numerous local candidates have declared their intention to run for office in upcoming elections and the political discourse reflects strong ideological divisions on key issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure, and environmental protection. Local residents actively participate in this dialogue by attending candidate debates, joining civic associations, and engaging in grassroots campaigns to support their chosen candidates. With passionate individuals on both sides of issues facing Monroe County, citizens are sure to have an impact on the outcome of elections and the future of their community.
The political climate in Monroe County, KY is very conservative.
In Monroe County, KY 12.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.8% to 12.3%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monroe 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.
Monroe, 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 Monroe County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $15,165 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $77,985 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $743 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)