Morgan County is situated in the rolling hills of eastern Kentucky, and is home to a wide variety of people. Politics in Morgan County are usually mixed, but often center around issues of education, health care and government services. Local elections typically involve candidates from both major parties – Democratic and Republican – as well as several smaller or independent political organizations. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on grassroots campaigns that emphasize local issues over national politics. The county courthouse serves as a hub for political discussion, where residents can come together to discuss their ideas for improving their community. Community groups have also sprung up to get involved in promoting civic engagement and supporting local initiatives. With its rural landscape and strong sense of community, Morgan County provides a good example of how small towns can remain politically active while still providing opportunities for all residents to participate.
The political climate in Morgan County, KY is very conservative.
In Morgan County, KY 21.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.2%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morgan 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.
Morgan, 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 Morgan County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $30,589 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $493 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $5,781 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)