The politics of 40208 Louisville, KY are shaped by the local population of around 11,000 people. The area is represented at the state and federal levels by several politicians who have been elected by the local constituents. Issues that are important to the community include education, economic development, public safety, and environmental issues. The implementation of policy solutions to these challenges require a collaborative effort between local stakeholders and representatives in government. Local non-profits, businesses, and advocacy organizations also play a role in helping to shape policy solutions in 40208 Louisville, KY.
The political climate in Zip 40208 (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 40208 (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 40208 (Louisville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 252 contributions totaling $30,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $31,651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $575 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)