The London, KY Metro Area is an area located in the southeastern region of Kentucky. It is home to a diverse population of people from many different backgrounds and cultures. The area is also known for its rich political history, with numerous local politicians having served in various roles since the early days of the state's founding. In more recent years, politics in the area has become increasingly polarized, with different parties vying for control of the city council and other local governing bodies. Local elections are often closely watched by constituents eager to see which candidates will bring their perspectives and agendas to the table. Numerous issues such as taxes, education, affordable housing, public safety, and infrastructure have been discussed at length by both sides of the political aisle. Despite these divides and debates, London remains a vibrant community that values open dialogue and constructive debate about pressing issues facing its citizens.
The political climate in London Metro Area is very conservative.
In London Metro Area 16.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the London metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 16.1%.
The London metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
London Metro Area is very 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.
London, 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in London Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 504 contributions totaling $309,264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $614 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 616 contributions totaling $549,642 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $892 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)