The politics in the Frankfort, KY Metro Area are vibrant and active. The region has several locally elected officials working diligently to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met. The area is home to a variety of different political views and ideologies, which help foster a culture where all voices can be heard. Residents have the opportunity to engage in local politics through voting for their representatives at the city, county, and state levels as well as getting involved with local campaigns and initiatives. In addition to this, residents also have access to educational opportunities such as voter registration drives and candidate forums held by political organizations or committees. Through these events, citizens can make sure they stay informed on the issues facing their community so they can make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their ballot.
The political climate in Frankfort Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Frankfort Metro Area 41.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Frankfort metro area remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.3%.
The Frankfort metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Frankfort Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Frankfort, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Frankfort Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,730 contributions totaling $606,851 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,015 contributions totaling $1,209,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)