The small town of Bardstown, KY (zip code 40004) is a vibrant community with a strong sense of local pride. Politically, the city leans toward supporting conservative candidates and most residents are registered Republicans. The mayor and city council members hold regular meetings to discuss pressing issues and determine solutions for the benefit of the community. Education, economic development, infrastructure projects, public safety and property taxes are just a few of the topics that are tackled during these meetings. As an important part of their decision-making process, the local government takes into account the opinions of its constituents through surveys and conversations with citizens at town hall meetings and other public forums. Overall, Bardstown is a friendly place where people come together to improve their lives and work together towards a common goal – making this small Kentucky town an even better place to call home.
The political climate in Zip 40004 (Bardstown, KY) is strongly conservative.
Nelson County, KY is very conservative. In Nelson County, KY 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.9%.
Nelson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40004 (Bardstown, KY) is strongly conservative.
Bardstown, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Nelson County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Bardstown 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.
Bardstown, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 40004 (Bardstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 312 contributions totaling $65,877 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $43,491 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)