The politics in 40217 Louisville, KY are varied and complex. With a population of over 57,000 people, many different political opinions are represented in this diverse area. While the community is heavily Democratic at the state level, there are independents and Republicans in the mix as well. In terms of local elections, Louisville has a nonpartisan citywide ballot for mayor and city council races as well as partisan ballots for state legislative and congressional seats. Voters in 40217 Louisville have a variety of candidates to choose from when it comes to local elections. Depending on the election year, there could be several candidates vying for the same position or just one candidate running unopposed. Whichever way it goes, it is important for local citizens to stay informed about their local political races and cast their vote in order to ensure that they have a voice in their government.
The political climate in Zip 40217 (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 40217 (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 40217 (Louisville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 585 contributions totaling $43,030 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $7,097 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $374 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)