Versailles, KY is a small city located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass Region. It is known for its unique blend of rural and urban charm, as well as its vibrant community life. Politically, Versailles is a largely conservative city with an active Republican presence in local government. The mayor is a Republican and most local representatives are also members of the party. The city council consists of five members, all Republicans, and work to pass legislation that benefits the residents of the city. There are also several local political organizations such as the Versailles Tea Party that serve to strengthen community ties and increase political engagement among citizens. Locally, Versailles's economy has been thriving over the past few years, with new businesses popping up regularly and unemployment staying low. This economic growth has led to increased civic participation from citizens who want to see their city continue to grow and thrive.
The political climate in Versailles, KY is somewhat conservative.
Woodford County, KY is somewhat conservative. In Woodford County, KY 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodford county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 42.9%.
Woodford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Versailles, KY is somewhat conservative.
Woodford County, Kentucky is somewhat conservative.
Lexington-Fayette Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Versailles, Kentucky: R R R R R R
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 Versailles, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 866 contributions totaling $217,109 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 337 contributions totaling $295,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $877 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)