Richmond, KY (40475) is the home of many residents and businesses. This small city is known for its friendly atmosphere and strong sense of community. When it comes to politics, Richmond has a mayor-council form of government that consists of six members. The mayor serves as the head of the local government and is responsible for executing all ordinances, resolutions, and official documents. Additionally, citizens can elect four council members who represent them in matters regarding budgeting, zoning, public safety, and other local issues. Every year a local election is held on the second Tuesday in November to fill any open positions on the council or to re-elect current ones. Residents are encouraged to take part in this process by researching candidates and voting for those they feel would best serve their community.
The political climate in Zip 40475 (Richmond, KY) is moderately conservative.
Madison County, KY is strongly conservative. In Madison County, KY 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 35.4%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40475 (Richmond, KY) is moderately conservative.
Richmond, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Madison County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Richmond-Berea 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.
Richmond, 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 zip 40475 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,558 contributions totaling $177,691 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 385 contributions totaling $97,048 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)