In 40508 Lexington-Fayette, KY, the politics of the area are mainly dictated by state and federal representatives. At the state level, there are two main political parties represented – Republicans and Democrats. The local representatives for both parties work hard to ensure that their constituents’ needs are being met. Every election cycle, local residents have the opportunity to cast their vote for the candidate they feel best represents their interests and beliefs. It is important for voters in 40508 Lexington-Fayette, KY to stay informed about all of the political candidates in order to make an informed decision when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Zip 40508 (Lexington-Fayette, KY) is moderately 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 40508 (Lexington-Fayette, KY) is moderately liberal.
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is moderately 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 40508 (Lexington-Fayette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,429 contributions totaling $282,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $49,730 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $386 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)