Houston Acres, KY is a small town in the state of Kentucky located within the Appalachian Mountains. It has a long history of political activism, with citizens regularly advocating for their rights and perspectives. The town is served by a local government that includes a mayor and council members who are elected every four years. These officials work in tandem with state representatives to discuss and address local issues such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and education. In addition to other initiatives, they have recently been researching ways to promote green energy initiatives throughout the area as well as ways to support small businesses and local farms. As Houston Acres continues to grow, its citizens remain committed to ensuring their voices are heard in the political arena.
The political climate in Houston Acres, 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
Houston Acres, 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.
Houston Acres, 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 Houston Acres, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 714 contributions totaling $43,071 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 340 contributions totaling $65,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)