Wilmore, KY is located in the state of Kentucky and is a small town with a population of just over 3,000. It is a close-knit community with strong roots in its history and culture. The politics in Wilmore are important to the residents of the town as they help shape how the community functions. In terms of local political candidates, Wilmore has seen a variety of candidates from different backgrounds running for various offices. These candidates are dedicated to working towards making Wilmore better and ensuring that the needs of its citizens are being addressed. The political atmosphere in Wilmore is one that encourages dialogue between residents and their elected representatives so that all voices can be heard and represented fairly.
The political climate in Wilmore, KY is moderately conservative.
Jessamine County, KY is very conservative. In Jessamine County, KY 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jessamine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.6%.
Jessamine county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilmore, KY is moderately conservative.
Jessamine County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Lexington-Fayette Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Wilmore, 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 Wilmore, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $13,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $31,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)