9 7 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Dem ocrat ▁Al ▁G ore ▁won ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁Republican ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁won ▁ 3 6 %. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁received ▁ 5 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁Bush ▁received ▁ 4 2 %. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Democr ats ▁Governor ▁Ed ▁R end ell ▁and ▁Senator ▁Bob ▁Case y , ▁Jr ., ▁won ▁ 7 0 % ▁and ▁ 7 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁L ack aw anna ▁County , ▁respectively . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁three ▁of ▁four ▁Democr ats ▁running ▁state wide ▁carried ▁the ▁county , ▁with ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁receiving ▁ 6 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁vote ▁to ▁ 3 7 % ▁for ▁John ▁McC ain . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁county ▁sw ung ▁dram atically ▁and ▁unexpected ly ▁against ▁the ▁Democr ats , ▁with ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁receive ▁less ▁than ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁since ▁her ▁husband ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁though ▁that ▁result ▁was ▁significantly ▁affected ▁by ▁a ▁strong ▁showing ▁by ▁Reform ▁Party ▁candidate ▁Ross ▁Per ot . ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁compar atively ▁out per formed ▁George ▁H . W . ▁Bush ' s ▁showing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁slightly ▁over