Covington, KY (41011) is a city in Kenton County located south of the Ohio River in Northern Kentucky. It is home to a diverse and vibrant political scene with many local candidates vying for power over the years. Candidates have included those who have sought to improve infrastructure, create jobs, and provide better opportunities for all residents. In recent years, Covington has seen its fair share of political debates concerning topics such as public safety, education, and taxes. Candidates must be able to articulate their views on these issues while still respecting the opinions of others in order to earn the support of voters. No matter who wins an election, it is clear that Covington’s citizens are passionate about their city and dedicated to making it a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 41011 (Covington, KY) is somewhat conservative.
Kenton County, KY is moderately conservative. In Kenton County, KY 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kenton county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.3%.
Kenton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41011 (Covington, KY) is somewhat conservative.
Covington, Kentucky is somewhat conservative.
Kenton County, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Covington, 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 41011 (Covington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,479 contributions totaling $250,126 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 408 contributions totaling $958,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,349 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)