Hickman County is located in the western part of Kentucky and is home to a small population of around 4,600 residents. The county has a strong sense of community and the local politics reflect that. Hickman County’s government is composed of several representatives, including the Mayor, City Councilmembers, magistrate, sheriff, and clerk. All these members work together to create an environment that fosters growth within the county while still maintaining its historical roots. In addition to their local government duties, they also work with state legislators to advocate for changes that benefit all members of Hickman County. The local political candidates are dedicated to representing the needs of their constituents and ensuring that working families have access to quality healthcare and education. Through their hard work and dedication, Hickman County's citizens are able to receive quality public services while still preserving their cultural heritage.
The political climate in Hickman County, KY is very conservative.
In Hickman County, KY 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hickman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.8%.
Hickman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hickman 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.
Hickman, 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 Hickman County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $341 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $4,118 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)