Union, Kentucky is a small, rural county located in the eastern part of the commonwealth. The county has seen many changes over the years, and its politics are no different. The citizens of Union County have always had an active voice in local politics, taking part in town hall meetings and other community events to ensure their voices are heard. They have consistently elected local representatives who strive to provide the best outcomes for all members of the community regardless of party affiliation. Local elections take place every four years, with candidates from both major parties as well as independent candidates vying for office. In addition to voting for local representatives, Union County citizens also vote on propositions such as school levy issues and other county initiatives. With a strong sense of civic engagement among its population, Union County remains an example of what small towns can achieve when people come together to make their voice heard in politics.
The political climate in Union County, KY is very conservative.
In Union County, KY 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.2%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union 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.
Union, 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 Union County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $34,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,066 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $58,068 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $533 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)