Briarwood, KY is a small town located in the heart of Kentucky. It is known for its beautiful rolling hills and strong sense of community. Briarwood is an active political center, with local elections for mayor and city council every two years. In these elections, candidates run on platforms that reflect the needs of Briarwood citizens and their vision for the future of the town. Voters are passionate about the issues that affect them directly and make sure their voices are heard when it comes to casting their ballots. The current political climate in Briarwood is one of collaboration as city officials strive to build a better future for all its residents. Local leaders take pride in working together to address problems such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection.
The political climate in Briarwood, 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
Briarwood, 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.
Briarwood, 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 Briarwood, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 529 contributions totaling $45,764 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $15,371 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)