The city of 40502 Lexington-Fayette, KY is a bustling community of diverse people and cultures. It has a thriving economy and is home to the University of Kentucky and several major businesses. The local politics in this area are largely dominated by the Democratic Party, though there are some Republican candidates running for office as well. The citizens of this area take their civic duty seriously and participate actively in local government through voting, attending town halls, advocating for their beliefs, and engaging with local representatives. Local issues such as housing affordability, public transportation, economic development, environmental protection, education reform, and healthcare are top priorities for both Republicans and Democrats in this area. The political environment here is dynamic and with elections coming up it will be interesting to see how it changes over time.
The political climate in Zip 40502 (Lexington-Fayette, KY) is somewhat liberal.
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
Zip 40502 (Lexington-Fayette, KY) is somewhat liberal.
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is somewhat liberal.
Fayette County, Kentucky 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.
Lexington-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 zip 40502 (Lexington-Fayette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,713 contributions totaling $1,299,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,478 contributions totaling $1,334,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $903 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)