The politics in 40228 Louisville, KY are varied and complex. It is a vibrant community that is home to many diverse cultures and opinions. The residents of this area are passionate about politics, and take great pride in their elected officials. Local government is primarily composed of the Louisville Metro Council, which is responsible for making citywide laws and regulations. On the state level, representatives from this district serve in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. These officials work hard to represent their constituents by advocating for economic development, education reform, criminal justice reform, healthcare access and many other important issues facing Louisvillians. Additionally, local civic organizations such as neighborhood associations hold regular meetings to discuss relevant topics and advocate for change in their communities. As a whole, the citizens of 40228 Louisville have great political engagement and actively participate in both local and national elections.
The political climate in Zip 40228 (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 40228 (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 40228 (Louisville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $3,177 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $23,639 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)