The politics in 41016 Ludlow, KY are largely influenced by its population. The small city of Ludlow is home to about 3,000 people and is part of the larger Kenton County. At the local level, all political decisions are made by a board of elected officials, including a mayor and four city council members. Each year, local citizens have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates for these positions. It is through this process that Ludlow’s residents determine the direction of their city’s politics and governance. Beyond that however, Ludlow’s political scene is heavily impacted by state-level politicians as well as national ones. Local citizens participate in elections outside of the city limits to ensure their voices are heard in regional and national politics as well.
The political climate in Zip 41016 (Ludlow, KY) is somewhat conservative.
Kenton County, KY is moderately conservative. In Kenton County, KY 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kenton county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.3%.
Kenton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41016 (Ludlow, KY) is somewhat conservative.
Ludlow, Kentucky is somewhat conservative.
Kenton County, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ludlow, Kentucky: R R R R R R
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 41016 (Ludlow)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 491 contributions totaling $13,221 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)