The Glasgow, KY Metro Area is a vibrant community with many local political leaders. Located in south central Kentucky, the area is home to small towns, rolling hills, and a close-knit community of citizens. The politics in the area are largely focused on issues that directly affect the people living there such as education, healthcare services, infrastructure improvements, economic development and more. A number of local politicians have been elected to office to represent the interests of their constituents. These politicians are dedicated to working hard for their constituents and striving to make sure that all citizens have access to essential resources and services. Political issues in the Glasgow Metro Area are often worked out at the local level and involve cooperation between members of different party affiliations. This ensures that the best interests of all people living in the region can be taken into account when decisions are made regarding policy.
The political climate in Glasgow Metro Area is very conservative.
In Glasgow Metro Area 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Glasgow metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 24.4%.
The Glasgow metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glasgow Metro Area is very 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.
Glasgow, 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 Glasgow Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 242 contributions totaling $209,041 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $864 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 208 contributions totaling $147,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $708 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)