Cambridge, KY is a small town located in northern Kentucky that has a population of approximately 1,200 people. It is governed by a mayor and four city council members who are elected by the citizens of Cambridge every two years. The politics in Cambridge stem from the many issues that local residents face such as infrastructure repairs, economic development, housing projects, and educational opportunities. City officials work diligently to ensure that the needs of the community are being met through working with local businesses and organizations to implement policies and plans for improvement. Through these efforts, the political landscape in Cambridge continues to change as new ideas and initiatives are put forth to create an even better environment for its citizens.
The political climate in Cambridge, KY is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, KY is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, KY 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.9% to 38.8%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cambridge, KY is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Kentucky is moderately liberal.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Cambridge, Kentucky: d d D D D D
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 Cambridge, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 714 contributions totaling $43,071 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 340 contributions totaling $65,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)