Owen County, Kentucky is a rural county located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It has long been a part of Kentucky's traditional economy, with agriculture being its main industry and main source of income. The politics in Owen County reflect this history, with the focus of local government being on matters that affect this agricultural base. Local politicians are concerned with issues such as agricultural subsidies, zoning laws, and infrastructure improvements that will benefit the community as a whole. They also work to provide necessary services to their constituents while ensuring that taxes remain low so businesses can thrive and local citizens can have access to quality healthcare, education opportunities, and other vital resources.
The political climate in Owen County, KY is very conservative.
In Owen County, KY 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Owen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.1%.
Owen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Owen 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.
Owen, 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 Owen County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $2,138 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $4,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)