Prospect, Kentucky is a small city located in Jefferson County with a population of about 2,400 people. It has strong community ties and is known for its vibrant local businesses and cultural activities. Despite being a relatively small city, Prospect is very active politically. There are many registered voters in the area and numerous opportunities for residents to get involved with their local government. During election season, Prospect hosts several debates between local political candidates so that residents can make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their ballots. The city also works hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to vote by providing information on voting registration and absentee voting. With more than two dozen elected officials serving in various roles throughout the area, Prospect is a leading example of true democracy in action.
The political climate in Prospect, 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
Prospect, 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.
Prospect, 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 Prospect, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,385 contributions totaling $2,411,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,130 contributions totaling $2,072,187 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $662 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)