Melbourne, KY is a small town in central Kentucky with a population of around 2,700 people. It is part of the Hazard Micropolitan Statistical Area and the surrounding area is known for an abundance of coal mining jobs. Politically, Melbourne lies within the boundaries of Floyd County and is represented in the Kentucky General Assembly by Democrat Johnny Bell. Bell has served as a state representative since 2019 and works to ensure that his constituents have access to the resources they need. The city of Melbourne also has its own local government, led by Mayor Martin Corder who was elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019. He works to ensure that all citizens are represented fairly and are provided with effective services that meet their needs. Locally, there are many organizations dedicated to helping residents with many issues including education, job creation, environmental protection, and much more.
The political climate in Zip 41059 (Melbourne, KY) is moderately conservative.
Campbell County, KY is moderately conservative. In Campbell County, KY 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Campbell county remained very strongly Republican, 58.3% to 39.6%.
Campbell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41059 (Melbourne, KY) is moderately conservative.
Melbourne, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Campbell 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.
Melbourne, 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 41059 (Melbourne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $2,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)