Nicholas, KY County is located in the rural area of Kentucky and has a rich history in politics. The county is home to many local political candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties. Although there is a strong political presence in Nicholas, KY County, the population of the county does not often have a large say in local government decisions. This is due to the fact that many of the local politicians are elected through different state-level processes that do not always reflect the wishes of those living in the county. Local residents can still make their voices heard through voting and participating in rallies or other events regarding important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Nicholas County, KY is very conservative.
In Nicholas County, KY 28.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nicholas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 28.1%.
Nicholas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nicholas 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.
Nicholas, 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 Nicholas County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $17,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $10,464 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $498 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)