The Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse community with many different political views. While there are no local political candidates running for office in the area, the area is represented by three congressional districts in the United States House of Representatives – Kentucky's 1st, 2nd and 3rd congressional districts. Each district includes parts of Elizabethtown-Fort Knox and its surrounding counties. All three districts are currently Republican-held, but they have been trending towards becoming more independent areas politically. In recent years, several organizations such as Common Cause Kentucky have worked hard to ensure that citizens have their voices heard in this important political process. Furthermore, the city has seen an increased interest in civic engagement over the last decade with various events and initiatives taking place throughout the year to encourage people to become active participants in their government. As a result, residents of Elizabethtown-Fort Knox can be sure that their local politics will remain both interesting and exciting going forward.
The political climate in Elizabethtown-Fort Knox Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Elizabethtown-Fort Knox Metro Area 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 33.4%.
The Elizabethtown-Fort Knox metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox Metro Area is strongly 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.
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Elizabethtown-Fort Knox Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,172 contributions totaling $152,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,064 contributions totaling $199,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)