Owenton, KY is located in Oldham County and is a small town with a population of about 1,500 people. The local political environment in Owenton is mainly driven by the Oldham County Fiscal Court and the Oldham County Judge Executive. This court is responsible for setting the county budget and taxation rates, as well as enacting laws that govern land use and zoning. The judge executive also appoints members to various county boards and commissions that serve to oversee local matters. In addition to these officials, there are several state representatives who represent the citizens of Owenton in Frankfort, Kentucky’s capital. These representatives work to ensure that Owenton's interests are represented at a state level and help pass laws or legislation that affects the community. Every four years residents of Owenton are asked to vote in local elections which decide who will sit on these various governing bodies. These elections provide an opportunity for citizens to shape their own destiny by electing individuals they trust to make decisions on their behalf.
The political climate in Zip 40359 (Owenton, KY) is very conservative.
Owen County, KY is very conservative. In Owen County, KY 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Owen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.1%.
Owen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40359 (Owenton, KY) is very conservative.
Owenton, Kentucky is very conservative.
Owen County, Kentucky 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.
Owenton, 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 40359 (Owenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $4,026 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)