Breckinridge County, Kentucky is a small rural county located in the central part of the state. The county has long been known for its strong sense of community and political involvement among its citizens. Local politics play an important role in Breckinridge County with many residents taking the time to vote on important issues and decisions. In recent years, there have been several highly contested local races that have resulted in elected officials from across the county. These elected officials are responsible for representing the voices of their constituents and working to improve life for all Breckinridge County residents. They regularly hold town hall meetings where they discuss current issues and take questions from their constituents. By engaging with citizens and listening to their concerns, these elected officials strive to create an environment that works best for everyone in the county.
The political climate in Breckinridge County, KY is very conservative.
In Breckinridge County, KY 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Breckinridge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.0%.
Breckinridge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Breckinridge 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.
Breckinridge, 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 Breckinridge County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 175 contributions totaling $21,431 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $11,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)