 In the last one hundred years the only Republicans to receive less than sixty percent were Bob Dole, who still won the county by nearly 25 percent, and Barry Goldwater, who held the county by seventy-five votes amidst a Democratic landslide in 1964.In 2008 John McCain received 77.5% of the vote.The county is located in Kentucky's 5th congressional district represented by Representative Hal Rogers.