Fairfield, KY is a small town in Northern Kentucky that has a population of about 7,500 people. It is located in Kenton County and is an active community with many local political representatives. The town has several elected officials including the mayor, city council members, county commissioners, and state legislators. Each of these roles helps to shape the political landscape of Fairfield. The citizens are an important part of the political process in Fairfield as they have a say in who represents them and how their taxes are spent. Local elections for Fairfield's political representatives often come down to a tight race between candidates from both major parties as the town tends to lean slightly more conservative than other parts of Kentucky. Issues such as education funding, public safety, economic development, and infrastructure improvements are all hot topics at the local level. Citizens are encouraged to learn more about each candidate before voting so that their voices can be heard on every issue facing Fairfield residents.
The political climate in Fairfield, KY is very conservative.
Nelson County, KY is very conservative. In Nelson County, KY 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.9%.
Nelson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfield, KY is very conservative.
Nelson County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Bardstown 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.
Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 133 contributions totaling $1,628 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $3,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)