The politics of 40218 Louisville, KY are varied and diverse. The area is a hub for numerous political initiatives and advocacy organizations that are dedicated to increasing civic engagement and helping shape the future of the community. In this part of Louisville, a number of Democratic candidates have elected to serve in the Kentucky House of Representatives including Rep. Charles Booker, Rep. Derrick Graham, and Rep. Mary Lou Marzian. Politically active citizens have also advocated for policies such as criminal justice reform, environmental protection, and improved public transportation. With these efforts in place, residents in this area are working together to ensure that they live in a safe and prosperous community with equal opportunities for all its members.
The political climate in Zip 40218 (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 40218 (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 40218 (Louisville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 341 contributions totaling $28,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $8,237 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)