The city of 40515 Lexington-Fayette, KY has a rich history in politics. It is home to the state capital, making it an important center of government and political activity for the entire state. In recent years, there have been several notable politicians who hail from the area, such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear. The city is currently represented at the federal level by U.S. Representative Andy Barr. At the state level, current legislators for 40515 Lexington-Fayette include Senator Ralph Alvarado and Representative George Brown Jr. Locally, Lexington-Fayette features a wide array of local political positions which are contested on a regular basis ranging from circuit judges to school board members. There are also numerous special interest groups and non-profit organizations that seek to influence policy and shape public opinion on various issues within the greater Lexington-Fayette area.
The political climate in Zip 40515 (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 40515 (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 40515 (Lexington-Fayette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,422 contributions totaling $330,343 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 505 contributions totaling $193,493 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)