Germantown, KY is a small town in the northern part of the state, located on the banks of the Ohio River. It has a long history of political engagement and is home to active political organizations such as the Germantown Democratic Club and Germantown Republican Party. Every year, local candidates campaign for local offices such as town council members and mayors. The elections are held in November and often draw a large turnout from devoted citizens. In recent years, Germantown has seen some of its most competitive local elections between Democrats and Republicans, resulting in tight races that often come down to a few hundred votes or even less. Despite their differences in party affiliation, voters here understand how important it is for their community to have voices representing both sides of the aisle when it comes to making decisions that will affect their future.
The political climate in Zip 41044 (Germantown, KY) is very conservative.
Bracken County, KY is very conservative. In Bracken County, KY 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bracken county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.8%.
Bracken county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41044 (Germantown, KY) is very conservative.
Germantown, Kentucky is very conservative.
Bracken County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Germantown, 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 zip 41044 (Germantown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $45 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $301 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)