Bellevue, KY is a small city located in the northern part of the state. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government, whereby the mayor and city council are elected by citizens to serve as their representatives in local government. Political issues in Bellevue range from economic development and educational improvement to public safety initiatives and infrastructure repairs. Bellevue is home to many civic organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents, including neighborhood associations, prospective businesses, and local charities. Current political topics such as taxes, budgeting, affordable housing, and aging infrastructure are also discussed among citizens and leaders alike. The current Mayor of Bellevue is David Wiethe who has been serving since 2018. With his leadership, Bellevue has seen positive growth and progress that will continue to benefit the community for years to come.
The political climate in Bellevue, KY is leaning conservative.
Campbell County, KY is moderately conservative. In Campbell County, KY 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Campbell county remained very strongly Republican, 58.3% to 39.6%.
Campbell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bellevue, KY is leaning conservative.
Campbell County, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Cincinnati 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.
Bellevue, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Bellevue, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 766 contributions totaling $79,888 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $34,236 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)