The city of Louisville, KY is a vibrant and diverse area that has experienced multiple changes in its political landscape over the years. Louisville is located in Kentucky's 40272 zip code and is home to a population of about 650,000 people. With its location in the Midwest, Louisville has seen both Republican and Democratic candidates vying for office within the city limits. In recent years, residents have elected officials from both parties to serve their needs, and local initiatives are often put forth for greater citizen involvement. From numerous mayoral races to county council elections, Louisville citizens have made sure their voices are heard through the ballot box. As the city grows and evolves, it will be interesting to see who will take up the mantle of representing its ever-changing population.
The political climate in Zip 40272 (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 40272 (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 40272 (Louisville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 246 contributions totaling $11,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $12,909 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)