Richlawn, KY is a small city located in the southeastern United States. Although not heavily populated, it has a vibrant political atmosphere and local elections draw a great deal of interest from its residents. The city council is made up of nine members who are elected by the people every two years. Issues that have been discussed in recent elections include public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. Richlawn's mayor is also chosen by popular vote and serves for a four-year term. There are several candidates running this year with different visions for the future of Richlawn and its citizens. Candidates often host events to discuss their plans for the city and encourage voter turnout on Election Day to ensure their voice is heard.
The political climate in Richlawn, KY is somewhat 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
Richlawn, KY is somewhat 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.
Richlawn, 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 Richlawn, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,599 contributions totaling $1,325,372 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,514 contributions totaling $1,013,883 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $670 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)