The politics of the 40214 zip code of Louisville, Kentucky are largely centered around local issues that affect all members of the community. These issues include access to quality education, public safety, economic development and workforce training, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection and sustainability, and community engagement. Local political candidates in this zip code work hard to ensure that these issues are addressed and that the residents' voices are heard. Many candidates also strive to represent the diversity of the population in terms of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability/disability status, income level and other factors. It is important for residents to be informed about their local political candidates so they can make an informed choice when selecting a representative who will fight for the needs of their community.
The political climate in Zip 40214 (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 40214 (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 40214 (Louisville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 765 contributions totaling $54,659 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 320 contributions totaling $52,759 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)