Grant County is located in the northern part of Kentucky. It has a strong history of local politics, with many individuals having served in leadership positions over the years. The local government is made up of a County Judge/Executive, four County Commissioners, and various other elected officials. These officials are responsible for making decisions related to taxation, economic development, public health and safety, and much more. In addition to these elected officials, many citizens participate in town hall meetings and other engagement opportunities to voice their opinions on important issues impacting the county. All of these activities help ensure that Grant County remains a vibrant and prosperous community.
The political climate in Grant County, KY is very conservative.
In Grant County, KY 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.9%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grant 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.
Grant, 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 Grant County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $5,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $9,133 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)