Melbourne, Kentucky is a small city with a population of nearly 800 people. Located in the foothills of Appalachia, Melbourne is a quiet and rural community. Though it may seem like a sleepy little town, politics still plays an important role in Melbourne. The city is governed by a mayor and five-person city council. Each year, local residents are encouraged to participate in the election process by voting for their preferred candidates. This past November, Steve Cornett was re-elected as mayor while the newly elected members of the city council included Sherry Rippetoe, Jason Wooten, Eric Burleson, John Humphrey and Mary Yadenica. Together, these officials manage the affairs of the city including making laws and passing ordinances to ensure that Melbourne remains safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Melbourne, KY is moderately 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
Melbourne, KY is moderately 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.
Melbourne, 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 Melbourne, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 364 contributions totaling $32,432 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $43,271 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)