Wellington, KY is a beautiful small town located in the eastern part of the state. It is home to many hardworking people who take pride in their town and its history. Politically, Wellington is quite diverse with citizens ranging from Republicans to Democrats and various third-party members. The municipal government consists of five members elected by the voters of Wellington every four years. These five individuals form a council that oversees the administration of local services such as police, fire, public safety, sanitation, and parks and recreation. They also work closely with the local school district and the county government to ensure that all residents have access to quality education, healthcare, transportation, and other vital services. In addition to local politics, Wellington often plays an important role in larger elections for state and federal offices due to its close proximity to Kentucky's capital city of Frankfort. Residents here are passionate about their political beliefs and are eager to have their voices heard in matters concerning their community.
The political climate in Wellington, 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
Wellington, 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.
Wellington, 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 Wellington, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,338 contributions totaling $545,463 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 357 contributions totaling $224,708 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $629 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)