The city of Oak Grove, KY, located in Christian County, is a vibrant and diverse community with an engaged population. It is a small town of 8,091 people that is home to a wide variety of political viewpoints and interests. The local politics are shaped by the citizens of Oak Grove through their participation in elections and civic engagement initiatives. The city council consists of five members, all elected to four-year terms. The mayor is also elected to a four-year term and serves as the head of the city government. Local issues like public safety, infrastructure development, education funding and economic growth are among the top priorities for those running for office in Oak Grove. In addition to these local candidates, state representatives and senators from Kentucky also serve the needs of Oak Grove's residents. Through collaboration between these political leaders and the citizens of Oak Grove, it is possible to ensure that everyone's voices are heard on important local issues.
The political climate in Zip 42262 (Oak Grove, KY) is moderately conservative.
Christian County, KY is strongly conservative. In Christian County, KY 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Christian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 34.8%.
Christian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 42262 (Oak Grove, KY) is moderately conservative.
Oak Grove, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Christian County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Clarksville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Oak Grove, 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 42262 (Oak Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $5,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)