Fulton, KY County has an active political landscape that is seen throughout the community. The county is home to a variety of different political candidates who are running for local offices such as mayor, school board member, and city council member. Citizens in Fulton are engaged in the political process and often take part in public meetings, debates, rallies, and other events to show their support for their chosen candidates. Furthermore, there are many local organizations that work hard to inform citizens of current issues and policies so they can make informed decisions during voting season. Fulton's current political climate is one of participation and engagement which is beneficial for everyone living in the area.
The political climate in Fulton County, KY is very conservative.
In Fulton County, KY 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.7%.
Fulton county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fulton County, KY is very conservative.
Union City 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.
Fulton, Kentucky: d 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 Fulton County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $7,095 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $16,151 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)