Moorland, KY is a small town located in the heart of Kentucky's rural countryside. The town has a strong sense of community and local politics are an important part of the city's culture. Residents take pride in their leadership and voice their opinions on local issues that affect the community. There have been several initiatives to strengthen and grow the local economy over the past few years, spearheaded by elected officials who are dedicated to helping Moorland thrive. Local political candidates have recently emerged to represent different parts of the city, with each promising to bring new ideas to the table and work together with residents for mutual benefit. With recent growth in both population and business, Moorland is a city on the rise, ready to embrace change while still honoring its small-town roots.
The political climate in Moorland, 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
Moorland, 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.
Moorland, 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 Moorland, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,507 contributions totaling $268,040 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 650 contributions totaling $526,516 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $810 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)