The politics in Bracken, KY County are vibrant and active, with passionate members of the community engaging in dialogue and debate. Local political candidates regularly appear at community events, promoting their agendas and discussing their plans for the future of the county. Residents can often be found discussing current issues and legislation on a variety of topics such as education, healthcare, economic development, infrastructure, environmental sustainability and more. Whether or not they agree on the best approach to a given issue, Bracken County citizens remain engaged in the democratic process. The local government also works hard to ensure that residents have access to all necessary resources and services so that every voice can be heard during election season. With dedicated voters and active leaders, Bracken is sure to continue its reputation as a politically engaged county for years to come.
The political climate in Bracken County, KY is very conservative.
In Bracken County, KY 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bracken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.8%.
Bracken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bracken County, KY is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Bracken, 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 Bracken County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $3,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $3,066 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)