Anchorage, KY is a small town located in the state of Kentucky. While it may not be as large and bustling as some cities, its political climate still has an impact on local citizens. The town is served by the Anchorage City Council which consists of five members elected to two-year terms. These council members are responsible for making important decisions about policies that affect the city of Anchorage, such as budgeting, zoning regulations, and public safety. Additionally, Anchorage residents frequently participate in state or national elections to determine who will represent their interests in government. This allows for the voices and concerns of the people living in Anchorage to have an influence on state and national politics.
The political climate in Anchorage, 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
Anchorage, 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.
Anchorage, 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 Anchorage, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 978 contributions totaling $222,276 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 570 contributions totaling $511,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $897 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)