The politics in 40205 Louisville, KY involve electing representatives to the local, state, and federal levels of government. These representatives serve their constituents by advocating for important issues and striving to create positive change within their communities. At the local level, residents of 40205 Louisville vote for a mayor, city council members, school board members, county commissioners, sheriffs and other elected officials. State-level representatives include senators and representatives who represent 40205 Louisville in the Kentucky General Assembly. And at the federal level, 40205 residents elect a U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative who represent them in Washington D.C.. Additionally, several political organizations exist in the area that are dedicated to engaging citizens on important issues and creating opportunities for civic engagement. Together these efforts create an environment where residents can have their voices heard and make meaningful contributions to their community's future.
The political climate in Zip 40205 (Louisville, KY) is somewhat 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 40205 (Louisville, KY) is somewhat liberal.
Louisville, Kentucky is somewhat 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 40205 (Louisville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,338 contributions totaling $545,463 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 357 contributions totaling $224,708 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $629 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)