Trigg County, Kentucky is home to a rich political history. Although the county does not have its own local political candidates, it plays an important role in state and national elections. The county is part of the Kentucky State Senate District 8 and heavily participates in the election of both state representatives and senators. In addition, Trigg County also votes for members of their Congressional district, which can be either Republican or Democrat depending on the majority view held by local citizens. The county is also known for its active participation in issues concerning education, public safety, transportation, and economic development. Each year there are multiple forums held where county citizens can communicate directly with their representatives in government about important local issues that affect them. Through these open dialogue sessions, Trigg County works hard to ensure their voice is heard on the state and national level.
The political climate in Trigg County, KY is very conservative.
In Trigg County, KY 24.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trigg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 24.3%.
Trigg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Trigg County, KY is very 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.
Trigg, 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 Trigg County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 172 contributions totaling $12,679 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $45,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)