Barlow, KY is a small rural town located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Despite its size and remote location, it has a vibrant political scene. The city is represented in the Kentucky House of Representatives by Republican State Representative Patrick Meehan who was first elected in 2018. At the county level, Barlow is served by Judge-Executive Henry Brown and County Commissioner Bruce Steffen. In addition to these representatives, there are several local political groups that are active in the community. These include the Barlow County Democratic Party and the Barlow County Republican Party who both host meetings throughout the year to discuss issues important to residents of Barlow. The local political scene also includes several independent organizations that focus on bringing attention to issues like affordable housing and job creation. It is clear that politics are alive and well in Barlow, KY.
The political climate in Barlow, KY is very conservative.
Ballard County, KY is very conservative. In Ballard County, KY 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ballard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.5%.
Ballard county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barlow, KY is very conservative.
Ballard County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Paducah 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.
Barlow, Kentucky: d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Barlow, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $532 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $6 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $533 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)