Livingston, KY County is a vibrant community with a wide range of political interests. Its local politics are managed by the Livingston County Board of Commissioners and county offices, which provide oversight and direction on issues such as economic development, education, and public safety. The board also works to ensure that the county's resources are utilized responsibly and efficiently in order to serve its citizens. Another important part of local politics is the election of representatives for the Kentucky General Assembly. Every two years, county residents vote for individuals to represent them in Frankfort at the state level. These representatives have a direct influence on their constituents' quality of life by voting on legislation that affects healthcare, taxation, education, transportation, and other important issues. Furthermore, citizens can engage in the political process directly by becoming involved in campaigns or joining local advocacy groups that work toward specific goals such as clean energy initiatives or increased funding for educational opportunities. In this way, Livingston County residents can make sure their voices are being heard when it comes to policy decisions that shape their future.
The political climate in Livingston County, KY is very conservative.
In Livingston County, KY 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.1% to 18.8%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Livingston County, KY is very conservative.
Paducah 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.
Livingston, 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 Livingston County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $2,921 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $37,113 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $470 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)