The politics in 40204 Louisville, KY are quite diverse and dynamic. The area is home to a variety of political candidates from varying backgrounds and ideologies, all vying for representation and attention in their local neighborhood. While the exact population of the area is unknown, it is estimated that it contains a large mix of both long-time residents and new immigrants, making its political scene even more interesting. Candidates range from Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Independents, Green Party members and others. There has been tremendous activism in recent years on the part of the constituents of this area who are determined to bring about meaningful change in our city. With so many voices coming together in 40204 Louisville, KY – the future will be shaped by an engaged and informed citizenry whose votes can make a real difference.
The political climate in Zip 40204 (Louisville, KY) is moderately liberal.
Jefferson County, KY is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, KY 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.9% to 38.8%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40204 (Louisville, KY) is moderately liberal.
Louisville, Kentucky is moderately liberal.
Jefferson County, Kentucky is moderately liberal.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning 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.
Louisville, Kentucky: d d 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 40204 (Louisville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,067 contributions totaling $803,963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 260 contributions totaling $179,072 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $689 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)