Bellemeade, KY is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of Kentucky. It has a rich history and strong sense of community that is evident in its political climate. Bellemeade boasts a diverse population with many voices that are represented at the local level through their elected officials. Local politics in the town revolve around issues such as economic development, education reform, and environmental protection. The town also has an active civic engagement with many residents making their voices heard on topics such as taxation and healthcare. The residents of Bellemeade take great pride in being involved in their local government and have embraced the responsibility to ensure that all of their needs are met.
The political climate in Bellemeade, 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
Bellemeade, 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.
Bellemeade, 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 Bellemeade, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,386 contributions totaling $759,842 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,501 contributions totaling $1,211,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $807 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)