Fayette County, Kentucky is an important political center in the state. Located in the heart of the Bluegrass State, Fayette County is home to a diverse and vibrant population that is politically engaged and involved in local issues. Local politics are focused on topics such as economic development, education, and creating communities that are safe and inviting for everyone. Elected officials at the county level work together with community leaders to support policies that benefit all citizens of Fayette County. In recent elections, there have been many candidates running for various positions within the county government and advocating for their visions of what Fayette should be like in years to come. There are also opportunities for citizens to participate directly in the political process by taking part in voter registration drives or attending local meetings or events related to politics.
The political climate in Fayette County, KY is moderately liberal.
In Fayette County, KY 59.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.2% to 38.5%.
Fayette county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fayette County, KY is moderately liberal.
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.
Fayette, Kentucky: r r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Fayette County, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,826 contributions totaling $4,419,004 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,666 contributions totaling $3,999,113 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $857 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)